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If you’re looking to add sparkle to your exercise routine and brighten your holiday spirit, try a December trek down the Las Vegas Strip.
Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types: European and Asian. This distinction is not just about origin but also the fruit they produce.
Plus, horticulture expert Bob Morris answers questions on planting hole size, drip irrigation systems and more.
The Wonderful variety of pomegranate should have hard seeds, and the pulp should be dark red throughout and very puckery.
Plant roots are lazy. They will expend as little energy as possible to grow as big as possible.
McCullough Hills Trail in Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area mixes plenty of peaceful desert time with heaping amounts of healthy accomplishment.
The club welcomes the public, as well as possible entrants, to its free show Saturday on the grounds of Lorenzi Park.
Their areas of origin and how they have evolved make the watering requirements for mesic plants and xeric plants vastly different.
Some lawns experienced disease problems that lingered after we had high humidity because of the rain. That change in our weather encouraged plant diseases to occur.
Creating shade that doesn’t use water requires brainwork but may be necessary in the desert. Usually, a home’s hottest areas are the exposed south and west walls and windows.
Turquoise pools and glittery electric-blue pupfish stand out at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, a remarkable oasis about 90 miles west of Las Vegas.
The Center for Urban Water Conservation in North Las Vegas will host an educational event Oct. 14 for homeowners and HOA members who want to save water on their landscapes.
It’s expensive to have them trimmed twice a year. If their beauty outweighs their expense, keep them. But if you don’t enjoy them anymore, have them removed.
Apples that stay on the tree longest are the most heavily infested by codling moths. Apples harvested early are the least infested. Populations of this pest increase with each generation produced.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.