Some plants and trees are best left to cooler fall for planting, but cactus, agave and yucca aren’t shocked at all by summer temperatures. “Cacti, agave and yucca are acclimated to our climate; this ...

Yucca cactus theft accelerates in Mexico's state of Baja California Theft of yucca cacti from indigenous communities in Mexico’s northwestern state of Baja California for export is reportedly ...

Alice’s note: This story first appeared in my blog Cactus are Cool on July 21, 2025. Cactus gardens have to be weeded regularly, and because of the nature of cactus and yuccas and other succulent ...

Look out America, Color Guard and Golden Sword are changing landscapes in dramatic fashion. Believe it or not, these two selections of our native Yucca filamentosa are crushing the cookie cutter, ...

My yucca cactus gets those pretty white flowers in the spring, but then all of these brown bugs hang on the flowers and cover them. How can I kill them? — Carla Those yellowish-brown bugs you're ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a tool from a giant cane stem to safely harvest thorny prickly pear fruit from the ...

Brent Williams of Stockton photographed a yucca rostrate cactus in his backyard. With an Apple iPhone 13 he captured its ...

Recorded history began about 10,000 years ago. What will the world be like 10,000 years into the future? For one thing, nuclear waste will still be stored at Yucca Mountain if Nevada is unable to ...