Guide to Basic Gardening

Garden Basics

Here’s Everything We Wish We’d Known Before Putting in a Raised Bed

We asked the experts for the most important things you should consider.

March 15, 2023

March 17, 2023

Landscaping

Want a Garden That Saves Water? Our New Newsletter Will Help

Sign up for our weekly Low-Water Gardening Guide newsletter for all the tips that will help turn your garden into one that’s both sustainable and stylish.

February 17, 2023

March 2, 2023

Garden Basics

Watch out for Slugs, Plus 9 Other Things You Need to Do in Your Garden Right Now

Your spring checklist.

March 17, 2023

March 18, 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

Food & Drink

17 New Trader Joe’s Spring Products You Need to Know About

A new season means new releases!

March 24, 2023

March 23, 2023

Travel

We Have Two Brand New National Monuments (And Yes, They’re Totally Spectacular)

The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument includes lands sacred to the Tribal Nations and is home to some of the largest populations of ancient Joshua Trees on the planet.

March 22, 2023

March 25, 2023

Mushrooms on a Log in Fern Gully in California

Flowers & Plants

Move Over Super Bloom, There’s a Super Shroom Happening Right Now

Thanks to all this rain, mushrooms are popping up in record numbers. Here’s how to experience the mushroom explosion.

March 22, 2023

March 21, 2023

Landscaping

This Must-See Spring Garden Event Always Sells Out—Here’s How to Get Tickets

Get the chance to see 37 inspiring native gardens.

March 21, 2023

March 20, 2023

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Landscaping

This Is the Quickest Way to Get Rid of Your Lawn (and Yes, You Should Do It Now)

It’s time to terminate that turf.

March 2, 2023

March 20, 2023

Edible Gardening

8 Surprising Must-Have Seeds for Your Vegetable Garden

A James Beard Award-winning chef and a farmer to Michelin-starred chefs weigh in on what to grow this season.

February 15, 2023

February 21, 2023

Garden Basics

This Is the Absolute Best Way to Start Seeds for Your Garden (And Get Your Plants to Grow Strong and Healthier)

More sustainable, better results... why isn't everyone doing it?

February 28, 2023

March 3, 2023

Garden Basics

I’m a Full-Time Plant Coach, and This Is What You Need to Know About Wellness and Gardening

Nick Cutsumpas, known as Farmer Nick on his popular Instagram account, celebrates gardening in all its forms.

March 13, 2023

Garden Basics

Yes, You Can Create a Super Bloom in Your Own Yard This Year—But Hurry Before It's Too Late

You don't need to brave 'Flowergeddon' in order to see a carpet of native wildflowers.

January 26, 2023

March 2, 2023

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

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

Landscaping

These Are the Must-Have Tools for the Ultimate Low-Water Garden

We all want to save water in our gardens, but how? These products will make it oh-so easy.

March 16, 2023

March 22, 2023

Garden Basics

IKEA Makes the Most Beautiful Watering Can (And It’s Only $15)

Plus, five more watering cans we love.

February 3, 2023

February 21, 2023

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

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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