Find Your True Colors The desert is exploding with color after the winter rains, and our thoughts turn to making our living spaces complement all the sunny hues that surround us. Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden is here to help with ideas on how to banish the drab. On page 28, we offer ways to find inspiration from the flora in your garden. Page 24 shows how sometimes all it takes is a bright splash of paint to transform walls into extensions of the natural world. Speaking of leaves and flowers, we present the Tucson winners of this year’s Arizona Landscape Contractors Association Awards, starting on page 38. And to get a close-up look at how some of the best local gardens grow, join the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ annual home and garden tour on April 11. Get a preview on page 16. But as much as Southern Arizonans love to live outside this time of year, we haven’t neglected the great indoors in this issue. In our home article, art enthusiasts Jeff Spira and Wally Prawicki utilize the various vertical and horizontal surfaces in their place as a backdrop for their extensive collections. They’ve been so successful in creating a gallery effect that even their artist friends drop by to see what they’ve added recently. Check out their casa starting on page 34. Our featured artist is Carolyn Robles, and capturing the essence of her subjects in portraiture is her specialty. See her stunning work on page 22. And as you plan the palette of your home, consider consulting an interior designer. They are experts in the use of color. See how designers from Contents Interiors go from a rendering to the finished product on page 42. Debby Larsen, Editor