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Shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants in shades of green, red and purple are pretty much all most people know about indoor succulents gardening.

Join us on a hilarious journey as we explore the world of plants in "Is it cactus." Get ready for unexpected twists as we identify and humorously debate whether various plants qualify as cacti.

A post on Reddit is drawing fresh outrage over how live plants are being sold at big-box stores — with viewers calling the ...

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 ...

Budget talks, proposals to lower the legal blood‑alcohol limit, and rules on police face coverings are drawing much of the ...

Phalaenopsis orchids feel extravagant, yet they are built for indoor life, with blooms that can last six to 12 weeks. They ...

This destination puts you near 15 Major League Baseball teams for Cactus League play, plus Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington state senators crossed party lines to settle a prickly issue: establishing the snowball ...

Q. Over the holidays, an acquaintance gave me a houseplant as a gift. She called it a night-blooming Cereus and said it was a ...

A Reddit user called out Home Depot for gluing plastic flowers to real cacti in a post that's gaining traction.

From PlantCon to rare sales at The Huntington, L.A.’s plant lovers are gearing up early for spring with conventions, workshops, and must-see events.