Guide to Basic Gardening

Garden Basics

Who Says You Can’t Garden In Winter? We’ve Got the Must-Do Checklist to Prove You Wrong

What to do in your garden now, no matter where you are in the West.

November 29, 2022

December 3, 2022

Portola Valley no-mow garden tour backyard

Landscaping

Time to Kill Your Lawn—We’re in a Drought

Drought rules are getting stricter. We've got yard solutions.

May 12, 2022

May 20, 2022

Flowers & Plants

Your Houseplants Find the Holidays Stressful, Too. Here’s How to Keep Them Alive.

Five foolproof ways to keep your plants alive while you try to survive the holidays.

November 17, 2022

January 5, 2023

Garden Basics

Experts Agree: This Is the Ultimate Gardening Tool

We asked 10 gardeners for their favorite tool, expecting 10 answers. But one tool was the clear favorite.

May 12, 2022

May 17, 2022

The Latest From Sunset

Travel

Some of the Most Spectacular Hot Springs and Saunas Are Located in the West—Here's Proof

From out-of-this-world outdoor saunas and cold plunges to DIYs enjoyed right in your own backyard, we have officially entered the golden age of ritualized bathing.

January 30, 2023

January 27, 2023

Decorating & Design

How the Right Door Hardware Can Be the Perfect Finishing Touch in Your Home

For Sunset’s next Idea House, good design is in the details. Here’s how designer-homeowner Camille Styles is using Emtek door hardware to elevate the everyday.

January 27, 2023

Wine & Drinks

Drink the Issue: Sunset Wine Club’s Perfect Pairings from the 2023 Wellness Issue

The Sunset Wine Club perfectly pairs standout wines with recipes from the magazine. See our favorite wine pairings here.

January 27, 2023

January 26, 2023

Travel Tips

These 8 Items from Target Will Save Your Winter Travel Plans (And They’re All Under $10)

They'll fit in your carry-on, too.

January 27, 2023

January 28, 2023

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Beth Syphers harvests flowers from her farm

Garden Basics

“Don’t Overthink It” and Other Expert Advice for Your Garden

Some encouraging words from the people who know best. And, of course, "there’s always another growing season around the corner."

April 15, 2022

Garden Basics

Need a New Yard Solution? Try These Ground Cover Superstars

Ground cover plants are the unsung superstars of any well-tended garden. Here are nine you need to know about now.

May 4, 2022

May 10, 2022

Garden Basics

The Monarch Butterfly Needs Your Help: How to Plant Milkweed and Nectar Plants

An invertebrate biologist helps me sort out fact from fiction, including which type of milkweed to plant and where to find it.

March 10, 2022

May 19, 2022

Flowers & Plants

Need Help Taking Care of Your Air Plants? We’ve Got Just the Guy

In the courtyard of his California studio, “Airplantman” Josh Rosen works amid a botanical wonderland filled with hand-strung Tillandsia lanterns, custom air plant frames, and “gallery walls.”

March 21, 2022

March 23, 2022

a large monstera plant in a pot on the floor next to a bookcase in a home office.

Garden Basics

How to Propagate Your Monstera at Home

Propagating from a cutting is not only simple, it’s free. Just follow these simple steps.

March 1, 2022

March 9, 2022

Garden Basics

This Potting Bench Is the Ultimate Gardener Gift

A fresh and modern collaboration between Julia Berolzheimer and Pottery Barn features a potting station that can be used indoors and out.

May 6, 2022

May 9, 2022

Starting a Raised Bed?

Garden Basics

Help! When Do I Harvest the Veggies in My Raised Bed?

Clarke de Mornay, of Flora Grubb Gardens, clues us in on how and when to harvest a garden’s bounty—and what to do when you have too much of a good thing.

April 8, 2022

August 5, 2022

Garden Basics

Every Raised Bed Gardening Question You Didn’t Even Know You Should Ask

Epic Gardening's Kevin Espiritu walks us through the basics in prepping a raised bed this season.

March 16, 2022

March 23, 2022

Garden Basics

A Raised Bed in a City? This Urban Gardener Did It, and So Can You

Sophie Pennes, of Urban Farms LA, explains how sun is more important than space and how it’s perfectly possible to pull off an edible garden in a city environment.

March 30, 2022

April 21, 2022

Garden Basics

Easy Mistakes to Make When Growing from Seed, and How to Fix Them

The Plant Good Seed Company's Quin Shakra walks us through the basics of growing seeds in raised bed environments.

March 30, 2022

April 21, 2022

A floral bouquet by Beth Syphers, harvested from her farm

Flowers & Plants

Want Beautiful Blooms All Year? Secrets to Flower Farming in Your Own Backyard

An Oregon florist breaks down cut-flower gardening—even if all you have is a raised bed.

March 31, 2022

April 5, 2022

Lauri Kranz walking by raised beds with flowers

Edible Gardening

How to Grow the Best Vegetables You’ve Ever Seen

An edible-garden expert shares tips on raising and harvesting produce that puts most supermarket vegetables to shame.

April 6, 2022

April 9, 2022

Beginners' Guides

Garden Basics

This Is the $25 Tool That Every Gardener Needs

The most versatile gardening tool is also the most stylish and still affordable.

May 13, 2022

June 7, 2022

Garden Basics

5 Seeds You Need to Plant This Spring and Where to Find Them

Quin Shakra’s Plant Good Seed Company in Ojai is on a mission “to connect plants and people.” Here, five varieties that Shakra recommends you plant this spring.

April 28, 2022

May 4, 2022

Vanessa Dawson and Greyson in the Garden

Garden Basics

Don’t Let the (Raised) Bed Bugs Bite: Garden Pest Remedies

Every day is about protecting trees—and plants and indeed the whole Earth—for Vanessa Dawson, founder and CEO of Arber, a natural pesticide and plant-care company.

April 14, 2022

Flowers & Plants

How to Grow the Best Roses—And Which Variety Is Right for You

A gorgeous new book on growing roses at home offers tips according to how much time you have on hand.

April 11, 2022

April 22, 2022

Garden Gear

Garden Basics

When You Want to Compost but Don’t Have the Space, This Gear Can Help

I don’t have room in my little garden for a large composter, so I found four small alternatives.

March 31, 2022

April 8, 2022

brass path lights in mulch by paved path

Landscaping

A Guide to Solar-Powered Garden Path Lights

Add some style to your yard with these path lights.

December 22, 2021

January 14, 2022

Garden Basics

The Best Garden Gloves for Every Type of Gardener

There’s a right glove for every garden task and every gardener performing it—here are our favorites.

February 25, 2020

April 22, 2021

Garden Basics

The Best Hoses to Quench Your Garden’s Thirst All Year Long

The most leak-proof and kink-proof models that won’t leave you hosed.

February 27, 2020

April 22, 2021

Garden Basics

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