When it comes to home security, more is less. While you would obviously secure your property's vulnerable points with smart security systems, supplementing it with strategic landscaping can further ...

Saying succulents, including cacti, have a devoted fan base may be an understatement. That enthusiasm often borders on feverish, with many spending copious amounts of time and money to acquire exotic ...

Shrubby evergreen foliage and woody stems don’t automatically stir up an image of “cactus,” but we can grow some stunning tropical varieties that produce beautiful flowers and edible fruit, are not ...

I have had this plant for almost a year and it flowered recently. The flower opened for a few hours, but closed up by late afternoon. It did not open again and fell off the stem a few days later. Is ...

"Good girls go to heaven; bad girls go everywhere." Mae West's words came to mind while reading an academic paper on cactus flowers which described them as "promiscuous" blooms. Perhaps cactus flowers ...