THE BOTANICAL JOURNAL

Maguey is a native agave to Mexico and the American Southwest. American agave or Agave americana has migrated the globe via the hands of explorers, plant hunters, and landscapers. Everywhere...

In 2018 the spectacular ruins of Tulum became the second most visited archeological site in Mexico surpassing Chichén Itzá. Over seventy-five percent of the annual visitors are foreigners. Cody and I visited...

In South Texas along the Pecos river, mighty canyons slice apart the desert floor. Since the time of dinosaurs, the erosive force of rains and floods have shaped the limestone canyons. Archaeological records date the earliest inhabitants...

  What do the crystal tourmaline waters of a Mexican cenote and extinction have in common? Well, everything.   Approximately 66 million years ago, a large asteroid crashed into the...

If you have a lemon tree, then you know the dilemma of an abundant harvest. There are only so many uses for lemons when hundreds are ripe at the same...

 We did it! 5 years ago on a grey winter's day, the first step in our journey to travel the length of the Americas was taken. The Botanical Journey's first blog post...

 In ancient times, evergreen trees were honored during the winter solstice. Long before Christ, boughs of fir and pine adorned the homes of our ancestors. The green branches were a symbol of the Sun and the return of spring.

    It is surprising that even the most seasoned gardeners do not know how to properly plant a succulent or cactus. There is one simple step that will set...