desert gardening

One of the most effective ways to create a successful, low-maintenance landscape in this region is to use native plants or native-derived varieties that are already adapted to the Great Basin environment.

Starting seeds indoors allows gardeners to work around these challenges by giving plants a strong, controlled beginning.

If you crave color when the rest of the garden is still half-asleep, winter-blooming heaths are one of the best-kept secrets in cold-climate gardening.

Some of the most rich and diverse habitats on the planet can only exist thanks to deserts. The secret? Desert dust!