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.

In Rancho Mirage, where today a square mile beside the Annenberg estate stands vacant but for desert scrub, developers envision a resort destination with shopping, housing and a splashy water feature ...

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.

Gardens are very individual. Everyone has a different vision of how they would like their garden to look. There are a number of different garden designs to choose from. In our climate, one of the more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re thinking about re-landscaping the yard, you might want to consider some ideas from the 15th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. This self-driving tour, which rolls through ...

Starting Oct. 12, LIGHT BLOOM will turn Desert Botanical Garden into a daydream with dozens of lustrous geometric sculptures along the trails. The exhibit features 14 artwork installations, 33 light ...

The Arizona Cardinals debuted Nike's new 'Rivalries' collection during their Thursday night game against the Seattle Seahawks ...