For nine years, Louis Almaraz and his wife, Debra, watered their front lawn in Fresno, Calif., like other homeowners. For most of those years, the couple often talked about changing their landscape ...

The cost can rise to upwards more than $20 per square foot for conversion to artificial turf, she said. The use of a landscape architect is required for Rancho Mirage HOAs with parkways that abut ...

And yet, the people here manage to produce life. Aerial view of the landscape in Malhadas, Gilbués. Image by Rafael Martins for Mongabay. An oasis in a red earth landscape ...