Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings to prevent root rot. This plant not only adds a touch of greenery to ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there ... Plus very deep roots in the ground that gets the water it needs to survive.

We found one wayward root several meters long, reaching across the sand instead of into the earth. The plant grows in the desert and on the coast, both environments where an insufficient fresh ...