A small desert garden is surprisingly easy to create. By combining drought-tolerant plants, gravel mulch, architectural shapes, and a restrained planting palette, even the tiniest patio or city ...

The Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley will host a desert landscaping workshop on Oct. 15. Amateur gardeners will gather at the University of California, Riverside's Palm Desert ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Switching from grass to a desert landscape can save the average family 70,000 gallons of water annually, according to the City of Scottsdale. This summer, Tucson Water will be ...

When Summerlin started taking shape some three decades ago, work crews installed a grassy welcome point for drivers to see while heading to the new community in the Southern Nevada desert. Now, with ...

Every time the ornamental grasses start flowering in summer and fall, I fall in love with them all over again. I even love the invasive fountain grass because their abundant blooms, ruffled in our ...

The Southern Nevada Water Authority is extending its Water Smart Landscape rebate initiative, saying the program that helps homeowners replace their grass with desert landscaping will continue until ...

With Lake Mead continuing its daily decline, careful use of water is even more vital in the Las Vegas Valley. If you have outdoor grass, you can remove it and convert to desert landscape — and get ...

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 ...

As fast-growing desert communities try to balance new homes with limited water supplies, Las Vegas homeowners are facing ...