Simple care tips to help your Christmas cactus recover from flowering and prepare for a lush spring growth ...

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 ...

So, what exactly are succulents and cacti? Succulents are defined as plants that store water in thickened leaves, stems, or roots. Cacti are a specific type of succulent that have structures called ...

Succulents are pretty popular plants these days so their fans should have a field day shopping at the 31st annual San Francisco Succulent and Cactus Society, “Spines, Teeth and Thorns,” sale and show ...

"Cacti and succulents are smarter than the average plant," says Larry Lee, the horticulturist managing the University of California Botanical Garden's world-class cactus and succulent collection.

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you grow cactus and succulents as houseplants, ...

There’s a lot to love about the San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society’s 2026 Winter Show and Sale, coming up on Feb. 14 at the ...

Succulentophile is giving way this week to this article by cactus enthusiast Peter Bangayan, a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of the Philippines. Having seen a number of people taking an ...

String of pearls, hen and chicks, pork and beans, mother of hundreds, Old Man cactus. These quaint common names of succulents have been bandied around the gardening world for years. Despite this, ...

I have always been honest about my lack of gardening skills. I often say that I have more of a “gangrene thumb” than a green one, so when we visited our Aunt Claudia recently and took the tour of her ...

Learn, create, and socialize at Murfreesboro’s most unique bar—where plants are the star! The Classy Cactus Farm shows us how ...