Sand, sun, stones, and heat — that's probably what you picture when you think of a desert landscape. But, if you've seen one desert, you haven't seen them all. The planet comprises a wide variety of ...

The desert is an ideal canvas. It strips away distraction until only light, form, silence, and endless possibility remain.” ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

Charles the San Esteban chuckwalla shows how this rare reptile survives in Mexico’s harsh desert environment.

It rose out of a gap in the curb next to a storm drain on Sunrise at the Palm Springs Library corner. Every day I drove by the stalk got taller and taller until it was nearly three feet. That's when ...

Abstract lines and shapes break up Rodrigo Valenzuela's barren mixed-media landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park and Chile’s Atacama desert. Using a multi-step photocopying process, Valenzuela ...

Researchers developed a method to quantitatively classify urban residential landscapes in a desert environment in New Mexico. The team studied areas around 54 homes and classified 93 percent of all ...

The Namib is the oldest desert in the world, an almighty sea of sand running for almost a thousand miles along Namibia's Atlantic coastline. With few roads running to it or through it, the desert is ...

This breathtaking landscape showcases a vast desert plain stretching toward a dramatic mountain range beneath an expansive blue sky filled with wispy clouds. The striking rock formations display ...

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If you’re looking for a unique outdoor experience, Washington has parks that mix desert and forest landscapes in one spot. These places offer a rare combination of scenery, letting you enjoy both dry, ...

A new study contains valuable information for homeowners and horticulturalists that live and work in desert regions. The study, the first of its type to classify desert plants into nine common types, ...