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Front Yard with Hardscape and Gravel

This Is Why Landscape Designers Are Ditching Mulch

As wildfire concerns, drought, and maintenance costs reshape the modern landscape, gravel is emerging as the defining groundcover of the West.

June 25, 2026

June 26, 2026

Pool with Yellow Umbrellas

The Secret to Creating an Outdoor Space That Feels Like a Vacation

The secret to a memorable backyard isn’t a matching patio set. It’s creating an outdoor living space filled with atmosphere, personality, and places to linger.

July 30, 2026

July 29, 2026

Sitting Area with HardscapePhotographer: Bénédicte Lassalle / Stylist: Philippine Scali

Flowers & Plants

The Drought-Tolerant Garden That Actually Looks Lush All Summer

This Oakland garden shows how drought-tolerant plants, layered landscape design, and California natives can create a lush, inviting outdoor space.

July 9, 2026

July 9, 2026

Oaks Residence

How to Keep an Outdoor Room Cool All Summer

These expert landscape design tips will help you create a backyard that stays cooler, uses less water, and feels like an extension of your home.

July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026

The Latest From Sunset

Pine House Edible Gardens Schimmel Garden Walnut Creek

Flowers & Plants

10 Things to Do in Your Garden When Summer Is in Full Swing

The tasks for a healthier garden this summer.

May 26, 2026

May 28, 2026

Friday Gardens Home Exterior

Bored with Your Backyard? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Add Personality to Your Landscape Design

San Francisco design studio Friday Gardens is adding a pop of personality to the modern backyard.

April 16, 2026

April 15, 2026

Backyard with Grading

The Secret to a Functional Yard This Spring? Smart Grading.

From muddy to magical, try these practical and water-smart landscaping tips.

March 25, 2026

March 24, 2026

Home in Toro Canyon

Decorating & Design

These Are the Winners of the 2026 Sunset Western Home & Design Awards

The best architects, designers, decorators, and makers shaping at-home luxury out West.

March 18, 2026

March 23, 2026

Give Your Yard an Upgrade

Rooftop Pool Hoxton DTLA

5 Outdoor Decorating Tricks You Can Score from Your Favorite Hotels

A five-star upgrade, if you will.

July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026

Encino Pool Backyard Patio

The 6 Backyard Design Mistakes People Make Far Too Often (and What to Do Instead)

Two landscaping experts share their tried-and-true methods.

June 1, 2026

June 2, 2026

Naranjo House Facade at Night

How to Turn Wasted Space into Curb Appeal Gold

Front yard landscaping ideas that create a softer, more functional outdoor flow.

May 21, 2026

May 19, 2026

Fluted Wood

Flowers & Plants

Chamomile and Colorful Tile, Birds of Paradise and Breeze Blocks, and More Perfect Plant Pairings You Need to Know

Northern California landscape design firm Friday Gardens’ go-to pairings for balancing bold materials in any landscape.

May 1, 2026

May 5, 2026

Firepit Terrace

This Is the Secret to a Better Backyard

Try these 10 practical tips for designing hillside landscapes that work with terrain.

April 30, 2026

April 29, 2026

How to Design a Photogenic Garden, According to a Pro Photographer

Harnessing light, composition, and perspective to shape outdoor spaces that feel as serene in real life as they look through the lens.

January 23, 2026

January 26, 2026

Pure Inspiration

Palmera Canyon Luxury Backyard

What Does a $500,000 Backyard Actually Get You?

A growing wave of affluent homeowners is redefining outdoor living—and the numbers can be staggering. All’s not lost if your budget isn’t that high, though.

May 28, 2026

July 4, 2026

Jacobo and Maria Angeles Spirit Guides Rabbit

Flowers & Plants

5 Art-Filled Gardens Worth Strolling

Skip the gallery walls and explore sculpture installations surrounded by nature this season.

April 23, 2026

April 22, 2026

Christiana Drewry San Geronimo Garden Greenhouse Exterior

Edible Gardening

This Cozy Greenhouse Tucked into the Redwoods Is Designed to Nourish Plants and the Soul

How a professional farmer paints with plants in the heart of the Redwoods.

March 24, 2026

March 23, 2026

Exterior featuring a pool and lush greenery

These Lush, Dramatic, and Comfortable Gardens Invite You to Spend All Day Outside

Expertly crafted exterior spaces that’ll encourage you to embrace the great outdoors.

March 18, 2026

March 24, 2026

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The Secret to Creating an Outdoor Space That Feels Like a Vacation

The Secret to Creating an Outdoor Space That Feels Like a Vacation

5 Outdoor Decorating Tricks You Can Score from Your Favorite Hotels

5 Outdoor Decorating Tricks You Can Score from Your Favorite Hotels

How to Keep an Outdoor Room Cool All Summer

How to Keep an Outdoor Room Cool All Summer

The Drought-Tolerant Garden That Actually Looks Lush All Summer

The Drought-Tolerant Garden That Actually Looks Lush All Summer

This Is Why Landscape Designers Are Ditching Mulch

This Is Why Landscape Designers Are Ditching Mulch

The 6 Backyard Design Mistakes People Make Far Too Often (and What to Do Instead)

The 6 Backyard Design Mistakes People Make Far Too Often (and What to Do Instead)

What Does a $500,000 Backyard Actually Get You?

What Does a $500,000 Backyard Actually Get You?

10 Things to Do in Your Garden When Summer Is in Full Swing

10 Things to Do in Your Garden When Summer Is in Full Swing

How to Turn Wasted Space into Curb Appeal Gold

How to Turn Wasted Space into Curb Appeal Gold

Chamomile and Colorful Tile, Birds of Paradise and Breeze Blocks, and More Perfect Plant Pairings You Need to Know

Chamomile and Colorful Tile, Birds of Paradise and Breeze Blocks, and More Perfect Plant Pairings You Need to Know

This Is the Secret to a Better Backyard

This Is the Secret to a Better Backyard

5 Art-Filled Gardens Worth Strolling

5 Art-Filled Gardens Worth Strolling

Bored with Your Backyard? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Add Personality to Your Landscape Design

Bored with Your Backyard? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Add Personality to Your Landscape Design

The Secret to a Functional Yard This Spring? Smart Grading.

The Secret to a Functional Yard This Spring? Smart Grading.

This Cozy Greenhouse Tucked into the Redwoods Is Designed to Nourish Plants and the Soul

This Cozy Greenhouse Tucked into the Redwoods Is Designed to Nourish Plants and the Soul

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