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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a gardener, here’s something that anybody can successfully make and grow. Garden master Jim Duthie shows us how to put together an indoor ...

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 most well-known prickly pear cacti are the almost spineless hybrids, developed and grown by the renowned local plant breeder Luther Burbank. Lone Pine Gardens in Sebastopol. They have a new cactus ...

Turn one pencil cactus into a whole graphic, low‑water display with safe, simple propagation steps tailored to small British gardens and patios.

Houseplants often come to mind when you think of growing succulents. But many of these massive options grow several feet tall ...

I have desert landscaping, mostly river rock, with several small cactus gardens. My question is what product can I use for weeds in the cactus that will kill weeds only and not hurt the cactus? I'm ...

The largest genus in the cactus family (Cactaceae) is Mammillaria, and a very recognizable member is the twin spined cactus (Mammillaria geminispina). This small cactus has tiny tubercles (rounded ...

Good things come in small packages. At this point, these six words might as well be the mantra at Lone Pine Gardens nursery in southwest Sebastopol. While the 4-acre nursery is a full-service ...

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 ...