Tequila lovers will be interested to know about the South Coast Botanic Garden’s first-ever “Spiked: A Celebration of Agave,” ...

The local market for tequila has doubled in the past five years as Australian companies attempt to cash in with home-grown ...

As a group, succulents are easy to care for because they are drought-tolerant. They need water, but not it as often as do ...

Every spring three species of nectar-feeding bats travel several hundred miles from Mexico, into Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, to reach maternity roosts where they rear their young.

Beyond the lime wedges and salt lies a complex ecological story involving the blue agave plant – the cactus-like plant which forms the base ingredient of tequila – and bats, which are both ...

Cactus Café, 320 W. Jericho Tpke., Huntington, 631-318-9930 and 20 E. Main St., Smithtown, 631-312-5678. Open daily 11 a.m.

Many succulents can be found in local landscapes such as agave, yucca, bulbine ... or look for a mix made for succulents and cacti. A layer of pea gravel over the top will provide an attractive ...