| Features | |
| 26 | Sizzling Kitchen Designs: Dramatically Different Desert Kitchens / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 32 | Grand Entrances: Doors To Adore / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 34 | Going To Pots: Year-round Blooms Are Containable / By Gretchen Garrity |
| 38 | Spine-tingling Cactus Gardens: Arid Climes Make These Gardens Grow / By Catherine Rips |
| 42 | Gardener's Checklist: Planting Your Posies For A Bright Future |
| 65 | Fashion: Nouveau New Mexico |
| Special Sections | |
| 49 | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce Celebrates 50 Years: |
| 2CC | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce: Home Sweet Home: The Chamber's 50 Years Of Progress / By Ray Mungo |
| 3CC | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce: Business And Commerce: From Nellie's Boarding House To Hollywood Playground To Today / By Ray Mungo |
| 10CC | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce: Gene Autry Hotel: Where A Friend Is A Friend / By Pamela Bieri |
| 12CC | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce: Desert Hospital: From El Mirador To The Miracle Of The Nineties / By Catherine Rips |
| 16CC | Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerce: Palm Springs Chamber Of Commerceplaza Motors: It All Began With A '38 Chevy / By Carol Lea Clark |
| Departments | |
| 11 | Editor's Note: Flower Power / By Jamie Lee Pricer |
| 12 | Comment: O Canada! |
| 14 | Psl Informant: News From The Business Front |
| 18 | What's Hot: Everything New Under The Sun / By Mary Anne Pinkston |
| 22 | Closeups: Quotable Notables / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 73 | Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide: Where To Go, What To See / By Donna Curran |
| 121 | Gallery Scene: Fine Art And Exemplary Exhibits |
| 123 | Around Town: Dinah! / By Linda J. Barkman |
| 133 | Psl Perspectives: With Age Came Grace |
| 134 | Shoppers Bazaar: Gifts And Great Notions |
| 136 | Starstruck: Jewels For Geminis / By Paris Troy |
ABOUT THE COVER: Cactus in profusion guards the gateway to this residence in Thunderbird Cove, Rancho Mirage. Cactus-garden feature begins page 38. Photography by Arthur Coleman.