Mercer also recommends the "large, stately" Desert Plains grass, which can top out at four feet tall. "It develops dusty purple plumes that fade to tan in the fall. The green foliage is pretty in ...

Higher temperatures may produce more wildfires that alter desert landscapes by eliminating slow-growing trees and shrubs and replacing them with fast-growing grasses. Many desert plants can live ...

Monochrome painting of ciliate desert-grass (wugong cao, lit. centipede grass; Eremochloa ciliaris/Pteris vittata?) from Diannan bencao tushuo (The Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia). Diannan bencao ...

They may live to be 80 to 100. FEEDING: Desert grasses and spring wildflowers are tortoises' primary nutritional source. In summer, dry grass stems and cactus pads are main sources of sustenance.

Nowhere is desert landscaping more needed than the Coachella Valley, which is why one Palm Springs homeowner turned to El's ...