On an Italian mountainside long ago, the elite of the Roman Empire offered animal sacrifices to the gods. When it rained, the byproducts of these burnt offerings flowed down the slope, mingling ash ...

Make your floors and your furniture shine with this simple DIY Pine Sol recipe using a base of pine needles and yucca soap. Create your own alternative to pine sol. If you want to make the switch from ...

On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca. These very large plants are up to five hundred years old with multiple, tall ...

When you spot a yucca plant in full flower, it’s easy to imagine someone has played a practical joke and decorated the hillsides with huge white candles. Because of their tall white flowering stalks, ...

One tends to associate yucca with the Gulf coast, American southwest, or Mexico. Their frequent appearance here in Western North Carolina lends an exotic touch to our lush mountainous landscape. I ...