Best Flowers and Plants for Your Garden

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Flowers & Plants

The Plants You Want in Your Garden During a Heatwave

This season add sun-loving, drought-tolerant plants that actually can take the heat.

May 6, 2025

May 9, 2025

Garden Basics

The Number One Garden Task You Can’t Skip This Spring (And How to Do It Right)

Want a lush, thriving garden this year? Don't skip this step.

April 9, 2025

May 14, 2025

Garden Basics

This $0 Hack Will Fix Your Raised Beds

Use scraps, salvage, and stuff you already have to upgrade your garden beds in time for spring.

March 11, 2025

March 14, 2025

Flowers & Plants

5 Flower Pairings That Are Perfect for Spring Planting

Flower grower and author Brenna Estrada shares five petal pairings to kickstart spring planting.

February 6, 2025

March 20, 2025

The Latest From Sunset

Home Tours

How a Former Fashion Editor-Turned-Interior Designer Creates Effortlessly Beautiful Spaces

Interior designer Mimi Shin applies a former fashion editor’s eye to the spaces she designs, layering thoughtful, carefully curated accessories to elevate everything she touches.

May 20, 2025

May 19, 2025

Living Room Views in Orcas Island Cottage

Home Tours

An Orcas Island Cottage Makeover Turns Up the Charm

The home was both modernized and preserved.

May 20, 2025

Idea Houses

Sunset’s New Idea House in Palm Springs Is an Indoor-Outdoor Masterpiece and Open for Tours Now

The striking glass and steel home offers sweeping views of the valley and is the epitome of luxurious desert living. And you can tour it from May 17 to June 14.

May 19, 2025

Decorating & Design

‘Bedscaping’ Is a Thing Now—Here’s How to Do It

Small adjustments to personalize your space.

May 19, 2025

May 17, 2025

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Flowers & Plants

Secret Garden Gems of the West to Visit This Spring

Discover secluded oases, unique landscapes, and vibrant blooms in unlikely locations.

May 1, 2025

May 5, 2025

Muller Harvesting Flowers Full Belly Farm

Flowers & Plants

You’ve Never Seen Flowers as Beautiful as the Ones at This Epic Northern California Farm

A second generation flower farmer and florist harnesses the beauty of blooms.

June 17, 2024

June 20, 2024

Flowers & Plants

Here’s How to Shop for Flowers at Trader Joe’s, According to a Garden Editor

Our garden editor shares tips and tricks for making the most of your grocery store blooms.

May 9, 2024

May 8, 2024

House Plant Ideas for Everyone

Flowers & Plants

The 2025 Plant of the Year Is a Low Maintenance Houseplant Everyone Needs to Own

Yes, even for those without a green thumb.

December 11, 2024

January 30, 2025

Flowers & Plants

This Visual Design Trick Is the Coolest Way to Style Your Houseplants

Take your plant collection to new heights.

September 19, 2024

September 16, 2024

Flowers & Plants

This Hotel Has the Wildest Plant Design—Here’s How to Get the Look at Home

The plant experts behind 1 Hotel's dizzying array of greenery share inspo on how to mimic their biophillic San Francisco space.

September 18, 2024

January 22, 2025

Flowers & Plants

Everyone Needs a Houseplant Emergency Kit. Here’s How to Build One.

It's time to practice plant preparedness and we've got everything you need in case of an unexpected botanical bust.

May 15, 2024

May 16, 2024

Light Bio Firefly Petunia Glow in the Dark Plant

Flowers & Plants

These Plants Literally Glow in the Dark—Just Add Water

Create a groovy garden.

June 7, 2024

June 11, 2024

Garden Basics

Do You Have the Right Gear to Take Care of Your Houseplants? 5 Things to Buy

You might need more than you think.

October 26, 2023

October 30, 2023

Planting Prep

Garden Basics

This $0 Hack Will Fix Your Raised Beds

Use scraps, salvage, and stuff you already have to upgrade your garden beds in time for spring.

March 11, 2025

March 14, 2025

Flowers & Plants

The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over This New ‘It’ Flower

Everything you need to know about the viral "Daffodahlia," which looks like it's part-daffodil, part-dahlia, and all a little mind-blowing.

October 3, 2024

December 5, 2024

DIY Projects

This Surprising Vegetable Is the Secret to a Beautiful Floral Arrangement

Learn how to make a floral braid.

June 27, 2024

June 26, 2024

Hannah Muller Full Belly Farm Floral Arranging Bud Vases

Flowers & Plants

Level up Your Floral Arranging Game with These Essential Tools

These tools will upgrade your garden arrangements.

June 25, 2024

July 23, 2024

Edible Gardening

The Ultimate Guide to Vertical Vegetable Gardening

Patio pots and small plots rejoice, there's always room to grow when going up.

June 26, 2024

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

Flowers & Plants

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House Plant Ideas for Everyone

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