Explore eight of the world's most beautiful desert gardens from Arizona to Morocco. Get locations, hours, and must-see highlights for each botanical collection.

Five beautiful and water-wise desert gardens in the Palm Springs area will be showcased March 16 when the Desert Horticultural Society holds its 15th annual garden tour. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...

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 ...

The "Desert Pulse" project was a two-year process to put together, and involved sensors and other technology at around 20 ...

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 ...

Q uestion: Our desert landscaping was done by the previous owners and leaves much to be desired — mainly gravel and a few sad, spindly, grayish bushes. We'd like to add plants that will add color but ...

It didn't seem like very fortuitous timing. How could it be that, with only a handful of rainy days all season long, the Desert Horticultural Society's 18th annual Community Garden Day would happen to ...

As a kid growing up in Las Vegas, Michael Krikorian made the surrounding desert his playground, a scrubby place to explore and catch lizards. “I loved the desert and learned to love the critters and ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia is attempting one of the most ambitious environmental transformations ever undertaken in an arid country. Through the Saudi Green Initiative, the Kingdom is planting billions of trees, ...