Simple, sustainable, and deeply restorative, this landscaping trend offers up a stylish way of living well outside ...

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 ...

Despite years of encouragement to change water-guzzling landscapes to ones that are more appropriate for a desert, there are still local residents who think their only landscape choices in the Mojave ...

With the Western drought continuing to make headlines, planting a dazzling garden or lush landscaping in the desert might feel wrong. But it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of hearty shrubs, ...

Do you xeriscape? Wouldn’t you love to brag about it? Send us photos of your household landscape and we’ll show it off in an online slideshow with other Valley homes’ low-water-use plant set-ups. With ...

The term "desertscaping" often conjures images of a barren aesthetic — a bed of decomposed granite sparsely dotted with cactus — that mimics the most arid wild desert landscape. And while a return to ...

In this video, I explore strategies for successful crop growth in a desert environment, focusing on water retention in the ...

Israel’s success in the Negev debunks the myth of a hopeless desert and replaces it with a message of possibility. When ...

We may live in the desert, but that doesn't mean tropical flowering plants can't add a little zing to your landscape. While plants such as lantana, red bird of paradise, bougaianvilea and oleander ...

Many avid gardeners and enthusiasts have a great number of pots. At my high point, I counted 55+ around my urban sized home. The majority of them were planted with colorful floral bouquets. Even ...

When Amnon and Frances Yariv decided to downsize from an elaborate 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival home, they found the perfect spot. The new house was nearby so they could stay in the Arroyo Seco area ...

This past year, I had to retrofit my landscape. The traditional green lawn was swallowing up too much water. Not only was it a gluttonous use of the precious water resource, but also water rates had ...