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 ...

When I heard that Arizona landscape architect Steve Martino is speaking at Modernism Week, I got all excited. In my humble opinion, Steve is one of the most innovative designers in the west and has ...

Many East Idaho homeowners face a common landscaping challenge: a thirsty, struggling Kentucky bluegrass lawn surrounded by a scattered assortment of plants that don’t belong together. When plants ...

When Christopher Greer was putting together a landscape plan for a new home near Canyon Lake two years ago, he knew his client had moved to Texas from the Northeast. So his plan called for plants and ...

Think you can't have an aesthetically pleasing yard without using a ton of water? Think again. Winners of the 13th annual Southern Nevada Water Authority Landscape Awards competition have torn out ...

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 ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nowhere is desert landscaping more needed than the Coachella Valley, which is why one Palm Springs homeowner turned to El's Landscape for a ...

Follow our beginner-friendly landscape design tips to turn your yard into a blooming paradise and personalize your outdoor ...

Desert modern design celebrates everything that is light, bright, contemporary and timeless about the American Southwest. It is a stylish take on informal resort living that can be applied anywhere.

Few architects have invested more time trying to bridge the gap between the high-tech aesthetics of the West and the traditions of the Middle East than Jean Nouvel. His design for the Arab World ...