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The Late-Summer Reset: 10 Weekend Projects That Will Make Your Garden Thrive This Fall

Late August is the garden’s great in-between. Here’s how to use a weekend or two to reset what’s tired, make room for what’s next, and set your garden up for a beautiful fall.

August 27, 2026

September 17, 2026

Flowers & Plants

Late Summer Is Actually a Make-or-Break Time for Your Fall Garden—Here’s Your To Do List

How to get your garden ready for autumn.

August 6, 2026

September 10, 2026

Landscaping

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

Landscaping

5 Outdoor Decorating Tricks You Can Score from Your Favorite Hotels

A five-star upgrade, if you will.

July 24, 2026

Give Your Yard an Upgrade

Landscaped Strip Between Street and Sidewalk

Garden Basics

The ‘Mailbox Garden’ Is the Quickest Way to Add Curb Appeal

A small strip of land can do a lot. Here’s how to fill it with beauty, habitat, and year-round structure.

September 10, 2026

September 9, 2026

Garden Basics

5 Tips for Turning an Awkward Slope into a Thriving Landscape

Turn tricky slopes into living landscapes.

September 7, 2026

September 8, 2026

Flowers & Plants

Ditch the Turf and Turn Your Lawn into the Dreamiest Meadow

Ditch the thirsty turf. Welcome a meadow-minded landscape instead.

August 26, 2026

October 9, 2026

Garden Basics

How to Turn Your Garden into a Pollinator Oasis

Make your yard a buzzing, blooming hotspot.

August 25, 2026

August 21, 2026

Landscaping

How to Create Wildfire-Wise Landscaping That Doesn’t Look Like a Parking Lot

Thoughtful planning, resilient plants, and beautiful design can create a garden that’s both fire-wise and deeply restorative.

August 6, 2026

September 27, 2026

Garden Basics

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

Pure Inspiration

Landscaping

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

Landscaping

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

Landscaping

It’s Time to Give That Tired Retaining Wall a Fall Upgrade

10 Things to Do to Set Your Fall Garden up for Success

This Is Why You Should Treat Fall As Your Garden’s Second Spring

This Stunning and Intimate Public Garden Is Beverly Hills’ Best-Kept Secret

The Latest From Sunset

The Late-Summer Reset: 10 Weekend Projects That Will Make Your Garden Thrive This Fall

Late Summer Is Actually a Make-or-Break Time for Your Fall Garden—Here’s Your To Do List

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

5 Outdoor Decorating Tricks You Can Score from Your Favorite Hotels

Give Your Yard an Upgrade

The ‘Mailbox Garden’ Is the Quickest Way to Add Curb Appeal

5 Tips for Turning an Awkward Slope into a Thriving Landscape

Ditch the Turf and Turn Your Lawn into the Dreamiest Meadow

How to Turn Your Garden into a Pollinator Oasis

How to Create Wildfire-Wise Landscaping That Doesn’t Look Like a Parking Lot

This Is Why Landscape Designers Are Ditching Mulch

Pure Inspiration

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

5 Art-Filled Gardens Worth Strolling

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

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

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