F ew plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our offices and homes. Their success in both environments comes down to ...

you’re ready to focus on the plant itself. “If your cactus is very spiky, take great care when handling and moving it,” Lambell says. “Wrap it in an old towel and wear gardening gloves to ...

COVER STORYIn recent years, a quiet but powerful green revolution has taken root in the hearts and homes of young people ...

The Cape Sable thoroughwort, Florida semaphore cactus and aboriginal prickly apple ... high and bearing round yellow fruits that explode into spiky-petaled white flowers come spring. But these plants ...