The Living Landscape: Outdoor Spaces at The Good Life Lab
Step through the hand-built metal gates and enter a world where nature is not just present, but cherished. Over 17 years, this one-acre sanctuary has been lovingly shaped into a living, breathing ecosystem — a desert oasis in the heart of Truth or Consequences’ historic bathhouse district.
The land here speaks. Towering cottonwoods create a canopy of shade, filtering sunlight through leaves that shimmer like water. Around you, four pomegranate trees, a pear, an apple, an almond, and three jujubes fruit in season, offering sustenance to humans and birds alike. Pines and poplars rise skyward. Rosemary and za’atar sprawl low. Pampas grasses sway along the perimeter, generating a soothing whisper of white noise around the private hot spring patio. Desert willows bloom in bursts of pink, while mesquites, elms, mulberries, and a watchful Washington Hawthorne add texture, fragrance, and layered green geometry.
This is not a manicured landscape — it’s a nurtured one. Every tree is pruned with care, allowing sunlight and wind to move freely through the branches. The seasonal rhythms of growth and retreat are honored here, giving rise to waves of life that unfold throughout the year — above and below the soil.
Birds have long since made their claim. Their songs form a continuous thread in the soundtrack of life on the property, mingling with breeze and silence to produce the rarest sound of all: peace.
The outdoor spaces at The Good Life Lab — from the Shinto-inspired round porch to the lava-rock fire circle, the hot spring sanctuary to tucked-away patios — are designed not only for living, but for listening. They invite you to slow down, soften your edges, and come into conversation with the land itself.
