The Negev Desert region of Israel is harsh and unforgiving ... where runoff from the nearby streambed ("wadi" means dry riverbed) collects into the grove's soil. Even the one flood per year ...

Blooming flowers are not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of Israel’s desert. But come winter, what we imagine to be dry, arid land fills with ... squill blossoms,” he tells ...

Israel Images/Alamy) The drive from Israel's two biggest cities to Lotan is an experience in itself, taking you through the colourful and dramatic rocky desert landscape. I travelled 324km south ...

By Isabel Kershner SDE BOKER, Israel — Say “wine tasting,” and the words immediately conjure images of verdant hills in Napa Valley or Tuscany. What they don’t bring to mind: the desert.

The Arava and the Negev Plateau are among the most fascinating areas of Israel. And the relatively ... The Negev Highlands are the stretch of mountainous desert country in the South.