In the hills of Templeton a unique and rare garden has been sown that really should be growing somewhere in the desert. Jim Harlow has created a wonderland of over 100 species of agave — and that ...

Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden ...

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 ...

Agave salmiana is the biggest, baddest species in the desert garden. Massive and dark green, their juvenile form offers no clue to the ultimate immensity of this big dude. He stands on the lower ...

The other day, I went out to take some photographs in the garden and came across a wonderful sight ...

The South Coast Botanic Garden will host a two-weekend exploration of the importance of agave, its cultural roots and rich history beginning Saturday, March 22. “Spiked: A Celebration of Agave” will ...

The Agave pelona is indigenous only to one mountain range in Mexico. There are very few of this endangered agave left in the world — but two of them are housed at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Senior ...

Springtime will be off to a sippable, snackable, and sunshiny start at South Coast Botanic Garden, the leafy home to a new celebration. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Make ...

Tulsa Botanic Center is celebrating the first bloom spike on its Agave parryi with a contest to see who can guess the huge plant’s final height. Agave parryi are sometimes called century plants ...

I am getting quite a few emails about cactuses dying and particularly agaves. The culprit is the agave weevil that lays its eggs at the base of agave leaves. As their young hatch from the eggs, they ...