June is the month when agave and yucca plants flower and the phone and e-mail messages pile up as these succulents bloom across the county. There is much confusion about agave and yucca – which is ...

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 ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. When people think of an Agave, they usually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The architectural, and sunny landscape world of Agave, Yucca and Aloe welcomes the Mangave with the introduction of the Art & Sol ...

There are counterfeit yuccas in our midst and they are not Joshua trees. Not all plants that have spine-tipped leaves and whorled leaf arrangements are Joshua trees. In fact, some plants with these ...

A rose is a rose is a rose, but an agave? It might not smell as sweet as a rose, but that bad boy with the steely blue leaves can stand out like a piece of sculpture in the landscape. And when its ...