Plants
Desert 101
Desert Nurses
In order to make it through its first year, a desert shrub seedling usually needs a little help: a bit of protection from the elements and from hungry jackrabbits.
It needs a nurse.
January 10, 2024
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How to Appreciate Old-Growth Desert
I don’t mean to diss the scenic wonders and grand botanical oddities; they still call to me, and I answer as often as I can. But I don’t need oddities nearby to have my mind blown by the desert. The commonplace will do that just fine.
January 10, 2024
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Plants
The Most Astonishing Boring Plant in the Desert
There are a lot of dramatic and prominent plants in the deserts — towering Joshua trees, fierce bristling chollas, saguaros — but one of the most amazing plants in the
November 14, 2023
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