Desert Gardening
Create a Wildlife-Friendly Garden
with Desert Native Plants
Native Plant Guide
Native plants play a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems, providing vital habitat for pollinators and wildlife. By incorporating these species into your home garden, you can contribute to restoring urban environments while also reducing water usage.
Explore our guide to plan your own native garden and learn how to select sustainably sourced plants that thrive in our desert climate.
Explore our guide to plan your own native garden and learn how to select sustainably sourced plants that thrive in our desert climate.
Native Desert Gardening Schematics
Discover how native plants can transform your garden into a sustainable and wildlife-friendly haven. The Living Desert’s expert team has crafted two pocket garden designs to inspire you, each featuring beautiful, resilient native plants.
Why Do We Need Desert Gardening?
Discover why desert gardening is an easy — yet important — way you can support deserts, with information and tips straight from The Living Desert's own experts. This article delves into the unique challenges and benefits of gardening in arid climates, explores the importance of supporting native plant species, and highlights how your garden can become a thriving habitat for desert wildlife.
Desert Botany: A Collaboration with the Desert Sun
The Desert Sun and The Living Desert collaborated on a four-part series, Desert Botany: An Intro to Planting Native in the Coachella Valley, to show you how to build your own desert garden — even with a small space, like a terrace.
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