The clever desert dwellers use their long beaks to make holes in the saguaro cacti, which provide a safe cool place for them to raise their young By DAILY MAIL REPORTER ...

In our area, look for the desert prickly-pear above 3,500 feet on Highway 74. Search areas along the road after finding a safe place to park. Blooming occurs in May and June.

'Cacti should always be positioned in a sunny spot,' Katie says. 'When growing indoors, you want to place them near a window, ideally in a location that enjoys at least six or more hours of bright ...

MONTY DON: Cactus makes perfect, just keep your desert flowers cool and dry By MONTY DON FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 17:30 EDT, 7 January 2011 ...

Nation & World ‘Cactus doctor’ fixes what ails desert plants Originally published February 7, 2015 at 2:05 pm Updated February 12, 2015 at 1:30 pm ...

For Tucson-based artist, Darby Maldonado, the desert isn’t just the place she calls home – it’s what fuels her creativity.

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them. But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t ...

But when Logan Sligar saw cactus, he saw opportunity. Now, almost seven years later, Sligar's High Desert Vodka has hit stores and restaurants across Austin with the help of prickly pear cactus ...

To make love to a cactus, you must make your way to the desert. For Rebecca Kirshner, this was Ojai. The Los Angeles-based artist arrived in the fall of 2015, on a trip with several girlfriends in ...

It’s the most damaging to cacti, Mojave yucca and other native plants. It also primes the site for invasive grasses like Schismus, which present a fire risk to deserts maladapted to wildfire.