| Features | |
| 26 | Summer Savings: Keeping Cool And Green Doesn't Have To Cost A Mint / By Catherine Rips |
| 29 | Faux Real: Solving Design Problems Through Imitation / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 34 | Winsome Windows: Special Treatments For A Room With A View / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 36 | Tree Tips: Choosing Your Urban Canopy / By Mary Anne Pinkston |
| 37 | Desert Gardeners Go Native: Planting A Water-efficient Garden / By Richard P. Douglass |
| 41 | 12-month Gardener's Checklist: Monthly Maintenance For Prolific Plantings / By Rebecca Kurtz |
| 52 | Live-in Luxury: From Workout Rooms To Wine Cellars / By Anne Framroze |
| 113 | New Mexico Fashion: Southwestern Style In Old Town Albuquerque / By Rob Wengert |
| Special Sections | |
| 57 | Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide: A Handbook Of Desert Happenings / By Donna Curran |
| Departments | |
| 12 | Editor's Note: Design Inspiration / By Rebecca Kurtz |
| 14 | Comment: Some Nice Thoughts |
| 16 | Psl Informant: Palm Springs Is Romancing The Merchandise |
| 20 | Closeup: Quotable Notables / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 22 | What's Hot: Everything New Under The Sun / By Mary Anne Pinkston |
| 121 | Gallery Scene: Art, Artists And Exhibits |
| 123 | Around Town: Mccallum's America's Hope Award A La Liz / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 133 | Shoppers Bazaar: Gifts And Great Notions |
| 136 | Starstruck: Gem And I / By Paris Troy |
ABOUT THE COVER: Photography by Ron Gregory. Landscape architectural design by Ronald Gregory Associates.