Discover the best of Scottsdale, including a luxury stay at The Phoenician and a gourmet dinner under the stars.

A hard freeze is headed for San Antonio this weekend, and it could undo hours of yard work — and money — homeowners have ...

Edible cacti, especially Opuntia cladodes, show consistent short-term benefits for postprandial blood glucose and modest improvements in lipid biomarkers, largely driven by soluble fiber and bioactive ...

One of the great aspects of the gem show is all the venues and shows that open all over Tucson. Take, for example, the Colors of the Stone, a twice-yearly show that takes place at Casino Del Sol on ...

Along the coast, this buck and doe are dining on prickly pear cactus, and further inland, a hungry javelina munches a thorny ...

Writes Steve Conway: "Looking forward to 2026, I’m excited to see new ways gardeners are exploring the potential of a local ...

Javelinas have a storied history in North America, even if they are not well understood by people who live outside of the southwestern United States. Also called Peccaries or skunk pigs, likely due to ...

No matter where you've seen it, whether in a candy shop or an online sweets store, you may have wondered: does cactus candy contain real cactus?

Amor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia’s Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti, ravaged by the cochineal insect spreading across North Africa. The 50-year-old has seen his ...

Prickly Pears are harvested from cacti on ARC Raiders' desert maps like the Buried City. You can harvest fruits and plants on every ARC Raiders map, but Prickly Pears only come from cacti. Place your ...

The Desert Awareness Committee (DAC) will hold its annual Prickly Pear Fest on the beautiful patio of the Holland Center in Scottsdale on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Holland ...

The Beavertail Prickly Pear cactus goes by many names. This unique cactus belongs to the genus Opuntia. Within this genus are over 50 different types of prickly pear cacti with large showy flowers and ...