The texture and color of lava rock can be incorporated into rock landscaping ideas with a tropical, island, or desert theme. Riprap, aka shot rock, isn’t the most handsome of yard rocks ...

unique red rock formations, and arid canyons, are carvings dating back over 12,000 years. These ancient markings are petroglyphs and both they and the desert landscape that holds them are ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

The landscape changes as lines take shape ... rocks and earth to create a “negative” image. The rocks which cover the desert have oxidized and weathered to a deep rust color, and when the ...