Adobe garden

Thousands of tourist who visit Santa Fe may also enjoy a pleasant walk along the narrow Canyon Road, find lunch at a restaurant and stop to appreciate the unique adobe architecture.

Susan Blevins of Taos, New Mexico, created an elaborate home garden featuring containers, perennial beds, a Japanese themed path and a regional style that reflects the Spanish and pueblo architecture of the area. Colorful pillows add yet another dash of color to a bench in a sunken niche.

Susan Blevins of Taos, New Mexico, created an elaborate home garden featuring containers, perennial beds, a Japanese themed path and a regional style that reflects the Spanish and pueblo architecture of the area. The front patio is embellished with a blue bench and colorful container plantings.

In the southwest and Rocky Mountain areas, water wise landscape designs come in all colors and shapes and incorporate a wide range of both nativespecies as well as appropriate adapted plants, ranging from succulents and cacti to endemic penstemons and traditional perennials. A Santa Fe garden vignette features lavender, buddleia,poppies and other colorful and drought tolerant plants.

Susan Blevins of Taos, New Mexico, created an elaborate home garden featuring containers, perennial beds, a Japanese themed path and a regional style that reflects the Spanish and pueblo architecture of the area. A stucco portal lined with vines adds a mystical air.

Discover how to infuse your home with the warmth and vitality of nature using earthy interior decorating color palettes. Ideal for creating natural and organic spaces, these color schemes draw on the beauty of the outdoors to craft serene, welcoming environments. From the lush greens of a forest to the soft blues of the ocean, learn how to blend these earth-inspired hues into your living spaces for a timeless, grounding effect.