departments Spring 2009

Inside Su Casa
Sometimes inspiration springs from our own backyards.
By Charles C. Poling Photograph by Kirk Gittings
read more

Finding Keepers
Embrace the season with a bountiful assortment of local seeds perfectly adapted to the Southwest.
Story and photography by Julie Dean
read more

Su Libro
Pick your pleasure and escape into the realms of haciendas, real-world adobe architecture, and New Mexico’s great outdoors.
By Charles C. Poling
read more

Green Home
An innovative solar solution hides beneath this modern-rural home in Albuquerque’s North Valley.
By Laura Sanchez Photography by Robert Reck
read more

Style with Substance
Seize the opportunity of your next remodel to spread green improvements throughout your home.
By Vishu Magee Photograph by Robert Reck
read more

Home at Last
Buying a single wooden swine launches folk art careers, changes lives, and forges enduring relationships.
By Christine Mather
read more

Living in Beauty
Express your own brand of Southwest style with creative juxtapositions that complement your home’s regional roots.
By Linda Applewhite Photograph by Claudio Santini
read more

In the Garden
Pots, cans, hollow logs, and other makeshift containers introduce a unique new look to your garden.
By Judith Phillips Photography by Charles Mann
read more

Southwestern Design Q&A
Stonework puts a regional face on traditional and contemporary homes. Plus, quintessential Southwestern fences, furnishings, and New Mexico’s blues.
By Marsha McEuen Photograph by Robert Reck
read more

Resources

Hasta la Vista
The desire to live simply inspires a Californian to move to the country and rescue a crumbling adobe.
By Charles C. Poling Photography by Theodore Greer
read more