The researchers used potted trees in the Desert Botanical Garden, which gave them the ability to control environmental factors, to study how plants coped with increasingly severe heat waves.

Non-mulched trees wither in the freezing temperatures ... new growth takes place. High Desert resident Gary Overstreet is a big advocate for growing garlic in the winter. Although late fall ...

Spring brings a carpet of wildflow­ers, and the super-clear desert night sky makes the park an oasis for stargazing. Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world ...