Deane Alban 
Santa Rita prickly pear cactus provides year-long color with its purple pads, yellow flowers, and red fruit. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for this Sonoran … Read more
Hesperaloe is an attractive, unarmed, accent plant that sends up dramatic stalks of coral flowers that hummingbirds love. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for this … Read more
As the name implies, firesticks is a particularly colorful succulent that almost looks like it’s on fire. Perhaps this is a warning, since handling this plant can be dangerous. Here’s … Read more
Lady slipper is a unique upright plant with charming orange slipper-shaped flowers. It’s a chameleon that takes on different colors and forms depending on its microclimate. Here’s everything you need … Read more
Golden barrel is an iconic cactus of the desert southwest that adds color and texture to any desert garden. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for … Read more
Desert spoon is an architecturally interesting, maintenance-free plant that makes an impactful specimen. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for this Sonoran Desert native. Desert spoon … Read more
Mexican grass tree is a stunning specimen plant that will be the showpiece of your garden. And it’s as tough as it is beautiful. Here’s everything you need to know … Read more
Blue elf is a hardy, compact aloe that blooms in the winter when little else is blooming. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for this carefree … Read more
Twin-flowered agave is a small, elegant agave that, compared to most agaves, is relatively “soft”. It’s also virtually maintenance-free. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for … Read more
Artichoke agave is a beautifully symmetrical, distinctive-looking agave that is shaped like an artichoke. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and taking care of this Mexican native. Artichoke … Read more
Smooth agave is a unique urn-shaped agave that looks like it belongs in the tropics. This Mexican native is a popular landscape plant, but is no longer found in the … Read more
‘Heavenly Cloud‘ is an extremely hardy desert shrub with show-stopping lavender flowers. Here’s everything you need to know about planting and caring for this Texas ranger hybrid. ‘Heavenly Cloud’ (Leucophyllum … Read more