I didn't want to be a plant snob. So I told myself I at least appreciated some merits of the homely cactus. The prickly pear, after all, is a role model for water conservation. The flowers are pretty ...

Prickly pear fruit is edible, and tasty at that! However, it's covered in dangerous spines, so you need to know the harvesting methods to avoid getting spiked ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I show you how to prepare and eat cactus fruit also known as prickly pear, ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from hearty, ...

The Cactus Family includes an extraordinary variety of plants, from tiny pincushions to stately saguaros, and these are found throughout the Americas, from southern Argentina north to central Canada.

In parts of Texas, the prickly pear cactus is everywhere — potted outside coffee shops, dotting the side of the road, poking out of cracks in the sidewalk. It also lines the pathways of the University ...

My wife and I visited her cousin, Penny, a few weeks ago and were amazed at an enormous cactus she had in landscape. It was an eastern prickly pear cactus measuring about 100 square feet, loaded with ...

The dazzling white blooms of saguaros and showy yellow palo verde trees get lots of attention at this time of year — but the often underrated blooms of cholla and prickly pear cacti are putting on ...

I've recently discovered that cacti bloom in sunset colors, and now I am obsessed. The prickly pears are no exception. You've probably noticed bursts of yellow, coral and maybe even red peeping out ...

When it comes to home security, more is less. While you would obviously secure your property's vulnerable points with smart security systems, supplementing it with strategic landscaping can further ...