Garden Basics

Garden Basics

These Are the Best Gardening Apps You Need to Download for Spring

Use these helpful planners, trackers, and identification tools to level up your gardening.

March 11, 2026

March 10, 2026

Garden Basics

The Ultimate Guide to Mushroom Growing

How to grow fabulous fungi indoors and out before spring starts heating up.

March 4, 2026

March 6, 2026

Garden Basics

These Cool Garden Gadgets Will Save Water, Time, and Sanity

From clever composters to self-watering beds, these are the tools we can’t live without.

February 26, 2026

March 19, 2026

Garden Basics

Your Plants Are Basically Living Art. Here’s How to Turn Your House into a Botanical Gallery.

Turn your space into a green gallery with these botanical building blocks that create drama, texture, and a lush indoor life.

February 23, 2026

The Latest From Sunset

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Green Living

I Tried 2 Viral Kitchen Food Recyclers, Here’s How to Choose If One Is Right for You

Because not everyone wants a backyard compost pile, but everyone has scraps to deal with.

April 3, 2026

April 2, 2026

Home Tours

This Dreamy Pacific Northwest Family Home’s Interior Design Was Inspired by a Bouquet of Flowers

A social media-savvy Oregon-based designer built a family home that showcases her talent with grounded materials and warm minimalism, with a Pac-Northwest twist.

April 2, 2026

April 1, 2026

National Parks

Spring Is the Best Time to See Baby Animals in the Wild. Here’s Where to Spot Them Safely.

Use these tips to mindfully view newborn wildlife in the West.

April 2, 2026

Sichuan Peppercorn Filet Mignon with Crisp Mushrooms and Kale Slaw

Recipes

These Umami-Rich Recipes Prove Mushrooms Make Every Dish Exponentially Better

Mushrooms are a major food group, if you ask us.

April 1, 2026

March 31, 2026

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Flowers & Plants

Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s Garden Pet Peeves and Other Landscaping Advice

The designer shares his gardening hot takes.

November 20, 2025

November 18, 2025

Garden Basics

Now Is the Perfect Time to Tear out Your Lawn and Transform It into a Thriving, Eco-Friendly Garden

Reimagine your grass into something that saves water, welcomes wildlife, and delights all the senses.

November 14, 2025

January 8, 2026

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Garden Basics

Desert Landscaping Tips from Hollywood’s Hottest Garden Designer

Landscape designer Thomas Diehl of The Living Canvas shares his tips for a desert garden.

November 19, 2025

November 18, 2025

Garden Basics

What You Should Know Before Planting a Shade Garden

Create beauty beneath the canopy inspired by this Washington forest retreat.

October 30, 2025

October 29, 2025

Starting a Raised Bed?

Garden Basics

How to Replant a Raised Bed That Just Isn’t Working

Go from flopped to flourishing with these 7 simple ideas.

May 15, 2025

May 14, 2025

Edible Gardening

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

Garden Basics

5 Ways to Customize Your Raised Beds and Give Your Garden a Glow-Up

It’s time to think outside of the garden box!

July 18, 2023

September 22, 2023

Garden Basics

Here’s Everything We Wish We’d Known Before Putting in a Raised Bed

We asked the experts for the most important things you should consider.

March 15, 2023

March 17, 2023

Edible Gardening

Help! When Do I Harvest the Veggies in My Raised Bed?

Clarke de Mornay, of Flora Grubb Gardens, clues us in on how and when to harvest a garden’s bounty—and what to do when you have too much of a good thing.

April 8, 2022

August 5, 2022

Edible Gardening

Every Raised Bed Gardening Question You Didn’t Even Know You Should Ask

Epic Gardening’s Kevin Espiritu walks us through the basics in prepping a raised bed this season.

March 16, 2022

March 23, 2022

Garden Gear

Garden Basics

This Hose Is Guaranteed to Last for Life, and You Can Drink out of It (Which Is Why I Have Two)

It’s versatile for any task.

October 17, 2024

October 16, 2024

Garden Basics

It’s Time to Make the Switch to Electric Lawn Tools—Here’s How to Do It Right

It’s time to step off the gas and practice mindful maintenance in the garden.

January 18, 2024

March 29, 2024

Garden Basics

A Garden Editor’s Guide to Great Skin

The editor-approved skincare products that will keep you looking good no matter where the outdoors takes you.

July 19, 2024

July 26, 2024

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