Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

Flamingo Estate Is the Not-So-Secret Garden of Your Dreams

The gardener and the herbalist pack fresh masa around the seal of a vintage copper alembic still on the porch of the goatherd’s cabin. Read More

From Crater Lake’s Depths to Rooftop Luxury, Here’s Where We Like to Go Swimming

Cleetwood Cove Trail, Crater Lake… Read More

Safe Havens: Our Favorite Hotels for Social Distancing—and Getting Away from It All

1 of 7Ashley Scott Photography Salmon Falls Resort, Ketchikan,… Read More

The Ultimate Central Oregon Vacation Planner

Central Oregon is the stuff of our Pacific Northwest Dreams. With the beyond-bucolic river town Bend offering all the urban amenities (craft beverages! open… Read More

“Don’t Try to Fight It:” Letting a Landscape’s True Nature Come Through in Marin

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. A large patch of no­-mow… Read More

From Rom-Coms to Cult Favorites, These Are Our Favorite Films Set in the West

Designer Justina Blakeney’s Global Style Is a Little Extra (And We Love It That Way)

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. It’s been twelve years since… Read More

The Planters We’ll Stake Our Reputations on (And Maybe a Nice Little Ficus, Too)

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Folia Collective Seagrass Basket… Read More

Everywhere There Are Spikes: An Exclusive Peek at One of the World’s Greatest Cactus Collections

In a world of Instagram plantfluencers, pandemic plant parenthood new­bies, trending Monstera, and famous florists, the Cactus Store in Los… Read More

Pet Beds, Fruit Picking, and Sweet Discoveries: How We’re Observing Earth Day

Easy Garden-Fresh Upgrades to Weeknight Pizza

Sunset Staff in Partnership with Amy’s Kitchen and Taylor O’Sullivan Is there anything more satisfying and simple than a fine frozen pizza made… Read More

What’s for Dinner? Anything from Fried Chicken to Falafel, Thanks to These Unstoppable Restaurants

Your Spring Garden Checklist

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission What should you be planting… Read More

What’s Cooking in Sonoma (At Scribe Winery, a Lot, as It Turns Out)

Blue sky peeks through the morning fog in Carneros and the kids are getting their hands dirty in the very best way. Una, age 4,… Read More

From Ink-Black to Lavender-Scented, Here’s How We Like Our Coffee and Tea

The Recipes You Should Be Cooking This April

Now’s the time to take advantage of spring produce like avocados and asparagus, and to squeeze the last drops out of oranges and other… Read More

From Glacial Lakes to Beaches Where Time Stands Still, Here’s Where We Dream of Going

A Literary Journey… Read More

How to Pursue the Goal of a Zero-Waste Kitchen Without Losing Your Mind

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. We can all get behind… Read More

Take Photos That Will Make Your Garden the Envy of Instagram

If you’re taking pictures of your garden to share on Instagram (or refining your artistic DSLR skills) you could learn a thing or two… Read More

Carving It up—and We Don’t Mean Ham. How We’re Observing Spring (and Easter)

Devilishly Good Eggs… Read More

Best of the West: From Natural Brushes to Robots, Here Are Our Favorite Spring Cleaning Tools

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Humble & Grand Brushes… Read More

From Makers to Rockers, Here Are Some of the Women We Love in the West

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Sunshine in a Bottle… Read More

From Meditation to Hard-Core Caffeine, Here Are the Things Getting Us Through the Pandemic

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Keep the Calm App and Carry… Read More

Back to the Future: Starting a New Life in a Vintage Mid-Century Home

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. With houses as in life, sometimes… Read More