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 12, 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
Landscaping You Don’t Need a Big Pool. This Perfect Little Garden Proves Why. A small Los Angeles garden has everything one needs for the perfect spring hang. March 23, 2022 March 31, 2022
Landscaping I’m Transforming My Yard into a Native Habitat. Am I a Gardener Now? For the 2022 Garden Issue, Sunset editor in chief Hugh Garvey reflects on his gardening experience as he takes on a whole new project at home. March 29, 2022 April 1, 2022
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 May 12, 2022
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
Garden Basics Beat the Heat: Your June-July Garden Checklist The summer heat is here. What to do in your garden now. May 11, 2022 May 12, 2022
Flowers & Plants Feeling the Heat? Try These Drought-Tolerant Plants in Your Garden Now Gorgeous plants that save water in your yard? Sign us up. May 3, 2022 May 4, 2022
Landscaping The Best Ways to Light Your Garden at Night Lighting your backyard can create drama, safe spaces, and even a feeling of romance—just use these tips. April 25, 2022 May 4, 2022
Landscaping Ditch the Lawn. Design with Boulders Boulders can lend gravitas to any garden, but before you head to the stone yard, you may want to read up on some important tips. February 7, 2022 February 17, 2022
Landscaping A Family Garden Gets a Three-Sided Cabana and an Inviting Meadow, Too A backyard meadow with a water-tight cabana that opens up to the hot tub keeps a San Francisco family using their outdoor space all year round. October 6, 2021 October 7, 2021
Landscaping How to Plant a Meadow Garden—Even in the City A meadow can be in a front yard, backyard, on a hillside, even in urban areas. Here are the tips you need to plant one at home. January 20, 2022 January 24, 2022
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
Decorating & Design A San Diego Beach House Has Moroccan Oasis Energy, and a Surprisingly Cool Pool Show me you secretly like an above-ground pool without saying you like an above ground pool. June 21, 2021 January 27, 2022
Landscaping How to Design a Party-Ready Outdoor Bar—Plus More Tips from Costa Mesa’s Favorite Garden Designer In the garden with landscape pro Molly Wood, who shares her favorite plants of the moment and where she finds her inspiration. May 6, 2021 September 9, 2021
Outdoor Living Ravens, Bobcats, Deer, Oh My! A Suburban Backyard Turns Into a Wildlife Oasis This Los Angeles backyard wildlife habitat attracted Western screech owls, turkey vultures, bobcats, a large tarantula, and a pregnant squirrel named Ms. Bonita. November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
Landscaping “Don’t Try to Fight It:” Letting a Landscape’s True Nature Come Through in Marin A playful garden with uncut grasses and rounded edges softens an angular mid-century home in Marin County. May 4, 2021 May 12, 2022
Landscaping A Landscape Designer’s Tips for Creating an All-Seasons Outdoor Living Room This Seattle entryway by landscaper Scot Eckley shows how you can create a multi-functional patio no matter the size of your outdoor space. December 14, 2021 May 12, 2022
Landscaping Inside Andrew Bird and Katherine Tsina’s Low-Maintenance, Mediterranean-Inspired Garden Past and present converge in the artist’s serene backyard retreat that channels a countryside vacation. August 13, 2021 May 12, 2022
Landscaping This Landscape Designer Creates Enduring Gardens Full of Childlike Wonder Landscape designer Molly Sedlacek draws on Oregon and California influences to create gardens that evoke childlike wonder and a sense of discovery. September 29, 2021 September 29, 2021
Landscaping His Garden Is a Wonderland: Inside John Mayer’s Cactus Collection Plus, two more gardens designed by Cactus Store in Los Angeles. April 28, 2021 April 29, 2021