Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Desert Agave: Desert agave is a group of succulent plants with symmetrical rosettes of fleshy, spiky leaves. They come in various sizes and shapes and make beautiful additions to arid gardens. 10.

"It's expensive as we have to buy water regularly to irrigate these plants," he says. Farmers have to use tankers to bring in water, and in the desert farms ... for farming in arid conditions ...

But what do we really know about the desert ecosystem ... difficult for plants to flourish. However, some do, like ghaf trees, salt bushes and this species of able. Plants in arid environments ...

It's hard to imagine that global warming would have much effect on the world's already hot deserts. But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and ...

Chileans and tourists from further afield come to view the unusually colourful desert After intense and unexpected rain fell in the north of Chile, parts of the usually arid Atacama desert have ...

Greening the desert is no mean feat, with the cost and effort required to water the arid soil in hot weather ... free circulation of air that allows plants to live longer and healthier ...