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Dress Up Your Desk with Desert Gems

Get our tips for decorating your desk with beautiful Desert Gems colored cacti. 

Celebrate Spring: Desert Gems

With their bright, bold colors, easy-care Desert Gems cacti are perfect for adding a pop of fun to spring decor. 

Winter Succulent Care

Winter's low light levels and dry air can be hard on succulents. See how to keep these plants happy. 

The Cacti of the Holidays

Meet the cacti of the winter holidays. Oh, and they come bearing gifts.

Succulents Are a Growing Addiction!

Versatile, colorful succulents are so appealing, it's hard to have just one. 

Plant a Party

Create a lush, colorful centerpiece that pulls double-duty as party favors. 

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7 Valentine's Day Houseplants You Can Buy Online

Buy beautiful houseplants online for every special day in your life. 

Make an Easy-Care Yard

It's garden-planning season. Plan to add no-fuss cacti and succulents to get a beautiful yard that’s super easy to care for.

Moving Succulents Indoors for Winter

Most succulents and cacti can't handle frost and should be moved to a protected spot for winter. 

Morning Rituals: Coffee and Plants

A cup of coffee and a chat with your plants is a good way to start your day. 

How to Grow Succulents Indoors

Succulents are one of the most popular plants around. And you can successfully grow these sun worshippers indoors. Discover the secrets.

How to Cluster Cacti

Cacti are weird little plants. That’s why we love them. See how to display them creatively.

Garden Design 101: Dark Garden Elements

Dark garden accents bring quiet and sophistication to a garden, as well as helping plants stand out.

Garden with Cacti and Succulents

Enjoy the best-looking yard on your block with no-fuss, low-water, easy-care Desert Escape cacti and succulents.

Fire-Proofing Your Garden

Wildfire! Few natural disasters are as destructive. Landscaping with fire-resistant plants can make a difference. See how. 

Do Plants Have a Sense of Humor?

The definition of humor is “the quality of being amusing or comic.” So, if a plant can make you smile, then, by definition, a plant is a ...

DoorScaping--Grow a Mini Garden on Your Front Door

A front door is possibly the tiniest bit of real estate in your garden, but it can make the biggest impact to visitors.

DIY Together - Living Coffee Table

Make a trendy living coffee table to display your favorite plants. It's easy -- we show you how! 

The Succulent Bowl and the Wild Ride

A succulent bowl takes a tumble on a ride home, but lives to look better another day.

Holiday Cactus Secrets

Fall in love with a Holiday Cactus any time of the year.

Why Growing Sedum Makes Sense

Sedums are full-sun perennials that tolerate drought, making them perfect for easy-care gardens.

The Wacky Personalities of Cacti

Cacti seem to have their own personalities, don’t they? Perhaps that's why they are so fun to collect.

4 Hot Cacti & Succulents for Your Home

Here are four easy-care cacti and succulents to enjoy in your home.