The golden barrel cactus may be endangered in Mexico, but the plant has found new life north of the border as a top accent in low-water landscapes. Sometimes called mother-in-law’s cushion, the golden ...

Gardeners are often fascinated by the Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii), which has unique characteristics as feature plants in the landscape. First, these are the only common plants that ...

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 ...

MEXICO CITY — Even though it's illegal, bars of acitrón are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they're pieces of barrel cactus that have ...

Chris Sullivan wishes he hadn’t bothered to install an irrigation system. The garden that he and wife, Margaret, designed and planted 2 1/2 years ago needs no water other than the occasional rainstorm ...

Smart gardeners in West Hawaii are installing some drought tolerant plants in their landscapes. Of course, one of the most drought tolerant groups of plants are those that can thrive in the desert. We ...

What’s the best way to preserve garlic? HANNAH: There are a few ways, but the simplest is to freeze it. When bulbs are beginning to shoot, pop the whole bulb in the freezer or break off individual ...

Some plants and trees are best left to cooler fall for planting, but cactus, agave and yucca aren’t shocked at all by summer temperatures. “Cacti, agave and yucca are acclimated to our climate; this ...

Next to my reading chair sits a lighted magnifier, a box of needles and various types of tweezers. This is the desert rat’s surgical kit that’s essential after every workday in my cactus garden. Many ...