Desert modernism reminds us that the best landscaping ideas are often the simplest, offering a way to live in harmony with the natural ecosystem by creating a design that allows the built and natural ...

A red-tailed hawk glides in lazy circles high above the stretch of wash separating the Indian Canyons from homes in Palm Springs’ eclectic Smoke Tree Ranch. His shrill cries punctuate the thick desert ...

Borrowing architecture from Europe, this strikingly soulful, profoundly private home is tucked away in the quiet of the ...

The golden age of California resort culture during the 1930s saw Hollywood stars and wealthy industrialists transform the desert oasis of Palm Springs into America's most glamorous winter playground.

Named after the way light bounces off of its angled walls and ceilings, Dancing Light is an award-winning dwelling nestled in the desert town of Paradise Valley, Arizona. Local architecture practice ...

Tucson’s hot, dry summer is a good time to reflect on your garden. Inevitably, that leads to thinking about changes to make your garden work better for you. Perhaps you want to add a pollinator garden ...

Architect Brent Kendle of Kendle Design Collaborative married architecture with the desert landscape in Desert Wash, a site-specific home that sweeps the natural environment indoors through walls of ...

The desert gardens are quiet%2C peaceful places to stroll%2C to have lunch and to sit among desert plants Peoria%2C Glendale and Avondale offer gardens people can visit all year for free The gardens ...

Q: I am relatively new to this desert environment and I know hardly anything about desert plants. Would you recommend the best book(s) you have read that describe these desert plants? Which are best ...