The drought-friendly plants are easy to grow and make for otherworldly landscapes. Barbara Wollner’s garden has a primordial enchantment. Masses of massive Agave weberi, some more than six feet wide ...

The pillars of the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas are science, conservation, and education, but the things that make it wonderful to me are passion, beauty, and curation. A recent visit on a ...

Boasting luscious colors and sculptural shapes, succulents have captivated gardeners all around the globe. But it's not just their good looks that make them so appealing: These living gems are also ...

Succulents – like these echeverias in a Davis garden in 2014 – offer a lot to gardeners looking for interesting drought-tolerant plants that can survive extended periods without additional water.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – FEBRUARY 4: Boobbies cactus, left, and Euphorbia obesa are some of the Italian succulents displayed at the Succulence Life and Garden in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 4, ...