As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

One of the reasons you opted for a small front yard to begin with might have been the appeal of retiring your mower—for good. In that case, embrace the ground cover even if you have a flat yard. To ...

Your Tucson yard can have that lush green look you see in gardens in other climates if you choose your plants carefully — there are many drought-tolerant plants (even some natives) that will give you ...

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

There’s something wonderfully satisfying about stepping outside of your front door and being greeted by a burst of greenery and fragrant blooms, no matter how small the space. Thoughtful front yard ...

Think of it like changing the path of rain. Instead of directing water into puddles, send it toward desert shrubs, flowers and rocks you place in your yard. “By making some changes, by ‘planting the ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nowhere is desert landscaping more needed than the Coachella Valley, which is why one Palm Springs homeowner turned to El's Landscape for a ...

Rod McKenna-Johnson's job is to help people get lost — in their own backyards. As the founder and owner of Fantasy Gardens and Arizona Zenscapes, he crafts detailed, complex landscapes designed to be ...

This week, The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section is rolling out stories from our special desert living issue. Check out stories like this one on homeowners designing properties to beat the heat ...