Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

DENVER — What started as about 10 little succulent and cactus plants has become quite a collection. I’ve been repotting some of my plants that had a growth spurt over the winter and propagating others ...

Pincushion cactus (Mammillaria grahamii) goes by many names, and is likely to be blooming during the spring, and also the late monsoon, with a flowering season spread out from April to September.

The hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) is a lovely small native cactus that has spectacular blooms. It comes in a number of varieties in the wild. The flowers are usually hot pink, 2-3 inches ...

Nothing extends a holiday welcome like a cheery Christmas Cactus. With its dark green toothy leaves and bright pendulous blooms, the Christmas Cactus is a favorite Yuletide plant. The original plant, ...

Golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) is a good-looking and colorful plant. These cacti are perfectly round when young but elongate as they mature, taking on the barrel shape for which they are ...

Plants are amazing, and a fun one is the Thanksgiving cactus ('Schlumbergera truncate'), a relative of the Christmas cactus ('Schlumbergera bridgessi'). The Thanksgiving cactus has phylloclades, ...

If you have recently planted shade trees so deep that the root flare is buried or have added soil at the base of a tree, consider removing the soil to reduce the chance that the bark under the soil ...

Thanksgiving cactus is a common holiday plant whose bright blooms naturally occur this time of year as day length shortens. Thanksgiving cactus is a common holiday plant whose bright blooms naturally ...