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See what's blooming in the Sunset demonstration garden in spring

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'Blue Ribbon' Dutch iris
Kimberley Burch 

A lab for Western gardening

Welcome to Sunset's gardens in Menlo Park, California. The grounds here are part of our lab for Western living, where editors and staff test their ideas.

The garden was originally designed by Thomas Church, the dean of Western landscape architects. A 2000 renovation by Chris Jacobson and Beverly Sarjeant added a fresh new look but kept much of the original border, with distinct areas representing the major climate zones of the West.

Here, 'Blue Ribbon' Dutch iris and pheasant’s-tail grass (Stipa arundinacea) frame the view.

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