Use these DIY instructions to make your own planting box for veggies

A raised garden bed—essentially a large planting box—is the ultimate problem solver: It offers perfect drainage, protection from pests, and easy access to crops. And it’s just the thing to turn your backyard into the farm of your dreams. Follow our directions, and you’ll be able to build the 4-by-8-foot bed pictured here as a weekend project.

 



Sunset’s Own Gardening Tools

Sunset Gardening Apron

sunset garden apron on white

Thomas J. Story

We’ve teamed up with the good people at White Bark Workwear in Los Angeles, California, to produce our first official Sunset garden apron—a sustainable and practical tool for gardeners everywhere. The spacious utility pockets are gusseted to expand and provide extra room for tools, twine, garden clippings, and anything else you might need to keep near.

Sunset Garden Apron, $125

Foldable Garden Seat with Tools

sunset shop gardening stool with tools

Whether you’re growing your own food or seeding flowers to mesmerize the neighbors, gardening is hard on your body. Our foldable garden seat, featuring a neat embroidered Sunset logo, reduces the stress of constant kneeling or squatting. Plus, it comes with comes with five essential tools and the pockets to keep them at hand.

Foldable Garden Seat, $115

Fisher Blacksmithing Garden Cultivator

sunset store fisher blacksmithing garden cultivator

Rab Cummings

This elegant rake is great for breaking up dirt and attacking weeds! The tines are ideal for working with grasses and other weeds that have shallow, rhizomes, or runner-type growth. The carefully bent side tines flare slightly below the ferrule creating a beautiful, fleur de lis image. The solid steel rivets are set horizontally to the direction of pressure providing additional stability for the rake.

Garden Cultivator, $60

Garden Tote with Tools

sunset shop garden tote with tools in dirt on white

If you’ve got a lot of (ahem) ground to cover in your garden, you’ll need something to tote around your tools—like, um, this tool tote! It’s durable, emblazoned with the Sunset logo, and comes with two trowels and a cultivator, not to mention space to carry a whole lot more. 

Sunset Garden Tote, $55

Vintage Sunset Cover Personalized Garden Flags

sunset cactus garden flag

Plant your flag! Our weather-resistant garden flags come custom-printed with your family’s name. Show off your pride in the West—and, ahem, your good taste—with your favorite vintage Sunset covers.

Sunset Garden Flag, $17