Agaves are popular gardeners’ plants because of their range of sizes, colors and leaf forms. I have been collecting Agaves for years and have been intrigued by their common characteristics and ...

Ag may now stand for agave among Sonoma County’s next generation of farmers combating climate change. The hardy plant used in the production of mezcal liquors, including tequila, is also used in soap, ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Most of the United States' fruits and ...

order! Here goes: Agave polyacantha var. xalapensis is an excellent specimen for containers. The jade green leaves have a translucent quality, and harmless reddish brown teeth along the leaf edges.

Every plant has a distinct purpose in a garden that relies less on being showy and more on subtlety. A serene, minimalist landscape doesn't have bursts of color or busy arrangements. Every leaf, every ...

SEQUIM — It took five Master Gardeners two hours and one trailer load to remove the popular agave plant that’s been at the corner of North Fifth Avenue and West Spruce Street for nearly 30 years.

Agave nectar is a food source for pollinating bats, including the lesser long-nosed and Mexican long-nosed bats.

Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. Agave plants may be best known ...