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.

Lake Las Vegas, the 3,600-acre, master-planned community continues to redefine desert living. Long known for its mix of ...

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 ...

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

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.

As we move into the winter and the plants go dormant, so too do some of our ideas on what to write about for you east Idaho ...

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 ...

It’s the second day of winter 2014 and the Eckerts’ landscape surrounding their Vail home is green and leafy with trees, bushes, yuccas and succulents. The front yard welcomes visitors with a groomed ...

Two new residences in Palm Springs by o2 Architecture combine the best of mid-century modernism and 21st-century sustainable design. The team brought to life an unbuilt project originally designed ...

This family garden is cleverly built for laid-back entertaining and relaxation From the outdoor television and entertainment system in the sunken seating area, to the laid-back yet luxe furniture ...