Garden Guide: edible plants provide food and beauty
Learn exactly how to care for these double-duty garden staples.
Meet the 2019 Gardens of the Year Readers’ Choice Winner
Designer Bryn Young transforms the curb appeal and usable space of her childhood home
Garden Recipe: Early-to Mid-Winter Dippity Do
If you’ve made a resolution in January to eat right, then this healthy cilantro dip makes a lovely non-guilt treat
10 Things to Do in the Garden in December
Our garden maintenance and planting calendar for the region, plus where to find inspiration
Holiday Gift Guide: Plant Picks
Inspired by Maggie Boyd of Landmark Plant Co., get our plant lover gift guide for all the green thumbs and plant parents on your list
Holiday Gift Guide: Garden Gifts for Everyone
Our holiday gift guide for all the garden lovers in your life—whether they're beginners, master gardeners or even kids
Garden Recipe: Thanksgiving Yam Pie
By the end of November, San Diego temperatures start shifting to cooler weather—just in time to heat up the oven for a downhome Thanksgiving yam pie.
Backyard Terraces Above the Bay
This Point Loma backyard is always in bloom—and ready for gatherings
Outdoor Living
Alfresco food and fun: Bring the inside out with Torrey Pines Landscape Company
How to Eat Your Garden
Real and usable advice on everything—from growing to storage to plating—to make the most out of your vegetable garden
10 Things to Do in the Garden in November
Our planting and maintenance guide for the greater San Diego area in November, plus where to find inspiration
Get an Instagram-Ready Indoor Jungle
Green up your interiors with our guide to choosing the right houseplants for every room
Garden Recipe: Cold Green Bean Salad
Our warm, dry October weather is the perfect time to harvest green beans and prepare cooling dishes
Hidden Lake Ranch is an Historic Wonderland
Surprises abound in an inspiring garden and landscape makeover at a historic ranch near Lake Hodges
Gardens of the Year: Tiers of Joy
A sloped landscape's design creates function, beauty and more family time outside
Garden Recipe: Tomato Eggplant Mozzarella Stack
This garden- or farmers market-ready recipe brings together two of the season's best: tomato and eggplant!
10 Things to Do in the Garden in October
Our October planting and maintenance guide for the greater San Diego area right now, plus where to find inspiration
Fermenting Basics
From harvest to shelf, we teach you how to use lacto-fermentation to preserve food
7 Fermentation Products We Love
Get our recommendations for starter kits, salts, airlock seals, how-to books, containers and more.
How to Use These 8 Household Items in the Garden
We separated the science from the myths so you can improve your landscape using these household items in the garden
Gardens of the Year 2019: An Artfully Zen Landscape
An appreciation for natural beauty—and the bliss of imperfection—abounds in a Japanese-style garden
Japanese Garden Design 101
Get to know the elements of a Japanese garden—including which plants grow well in San Diego—and add some Eastern influence to your own landscape
5 Easy-Growing Colorful Flowers
Out favorite simple-care flowers to get you growing
Gardens of the Year 2019: California Cottage Style
Birds, bees and other wildlife love this colorful, comfy sanctuary inspired by Monet's impressionist paintings
Around Town with a Floral Designer
Plenty of Petals' Kasia Mukulska shows us the unexpected places to get vessels, flowers and foliage for your next centerpiece
How to Spruce up Your Space with Houseplants
Our guide to picking and placing indoor plants according to your commitment, decor needs and space considerations
10 Things to Do in the Garden in September
Our planting and maintenance guide for the greater San Diego area in September, plus where to find inspiration
10 Steps for Creating a Formal Garden
If balance and orderliness is your cup of tea, consider setting up your own formal-style garden
This Formal Garden is an Organized Mind's Dream
Born from one modest revision to this Rancho Santa Fe estate, an inspired formal garden takes (symmetrical) shape
4 Formal Gardens to Visit in California
Our picks for some don't-miss examples of formal gardens in the state
Start a Simple Kitchen Garden Now
Our green-thumb guide to a kitchen-ready backyard transformation
Garden Recipe: Pecan-Stuffed Baked Peaches
Southern California enjoyed more rain than usual this spring which has made for a glorious stone-fruit season
This Ever-Evolving Garden is an Air Plant Paradise
Time and patience result in a glorious garden of succulents and cacti in San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood
5 Secrets to Increasing Your Tomato Yield
Get our tips for gigantic backyard tomato harvests
