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 ...

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 South Coast Botanic Garden is celebrating all things agave. The garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, debuted a new event last week dubbed “Spiked: A Celebration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new garden uses a backdrop of limestone and gabion walls to present several individual plants of a single type. In some areas the plantings simulate what they would look like in the wilds of ...

For most garden plants, flowering is a sign of renewed life. That’s not the case with the succulent blue agave (Agave tequilana). Like other agaves, tequilana flowers only at the end of the plant’s ...

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 ...