Garden Landscaping and Design Ideas - Sunset Magazine

8 Ways to Collect Rainwater in Your Garden

How to gather every last drop in your garden during the wet season

How to gather every last drop in your garden during the wet season

Landscaping and Drainage

Landscaping and Drainage

How to Prevent Erosion in Your Garden

Have a sloped landscape? Use these tips for erosion control to prevent rainy-season damage

Have a sloped landscape? Use these tips for erosion control to prevent rainy-season damage

Transform a Yard with These Genius Hardscaping Ideas

Smart hardscape design carves multiple zones and functions out of a Bay Area backyard

Smart hardscape design carves multiple zones and functions out of a Bay Area backyard

Not Planning

Not Planning

10 Garden Landscaping Mistakes to Avoid

Avoiding these landscaping errors can get you—and your budget—that much closer to your dream garden

Avoiding these landscaping errors can get you—and your budget—that much closer to your dream garden

18 Inspiring Outdoor Makeovers

These dramatic before and afters will inspire you to transform your outdoor living space and gain curb appeal in the process

These dramatic before and afters will inspire you to transform your outdoor living space and gain curb appeal in the process

Dream Palettes

Dream Palettes

Flowers & Plants

9 Beautiful Ideas for Companion Planting

Because plants are happiest when surrounded by their leafy friends, here are some pitch-perfect pairings that are both low-maintenance and low-water

Because plants are happiest when surrounded by their leafy friends, here are some pitch-perfect pairings that are both low-maintenance and low-water

9 Surprising Twists on Planter Boxes

Fresh ways to grow plants in small spaces

Fresh ways to grow plants in small spaces

10 Beautiful Herb Garden Designs

Fresh ways to make your herb garden both functional and super-stylish

Fresh ways to make your herb garden both functional and super-stylish

Haute Hanging Garden

Haute Hanging Garden

10 Statement-Making Large Outdoor Planters

It’s time to color up your entry, patio, or yard with some fresh planters that make an impact outdoors as well as inside

It’s time to color up your entry, patio, or yard with some fresh planters that make an impact outdoors as well as inside

The All-Container Garden

How to create a lush backyard without putting a single plant in the ground

How to create a lush backyard without putting a single plant in the ground

58 Cool Container Gardens

Beautiful container plantings for your deck, entryway, or yard

Beautiful container plantings for your deck, entryway, or yard

38 Ideas for Succulents in Containers

Easy-care container designs for your doorstep, patio, and garden

Easy-care container designs for your doorstep, patio, and garden