gardening
Garden Guide: edible plants provide food and beauty
Learn exactly how to care for these double-duty garden staples.
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: 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
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
Garden Recipe: Tomato Eggplant Mozzarella Stack
This garden- or farmers market-ready recipe brings together two of the season's best: tomato and eggplant!
Fermenting Basics
From harvest to shelf, we teach you how to use lacto-fermentation to preserve food
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
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
5 Secrets to Increasing Your Tomato Yield
Get our tips for gigantic backyard tomato harvests
10 Things to Do in the Garden in August
Our garden maintenance and planting calendar for the region, plus where to find inspiration
Fairy Garden 101
Our guide on where to shop, which materials to use, and how to build and care for your own living DIY fairy garden
Guide to Shopping the Nursery
Our new garden columnist Kevin Espiritu helps you get the most out of a trip to every plant lover's favorite store
A Garden's Something From Nothing
Homeowners transform a lot of dirt into a lot of wonder in this Leucadia garden
Garden Notebook: April Showers
Learning to work with unpredictable seasonal rain in the garden
How to Grow Microgreens
Nourishing microgreens are easy to grow, plus a micro basil and arugula pesto recipe
10 Things to Do in the Garden in April
Our April garden guide is a maintenance and planting calendar for the San Diego area, plus inspiration, events and more
2019 Gardens of the Year Entry Form
Enter a San Diego garden into our 2019 Gardens of the Year contest by April 29, 2019
Get to Know Kevin Espiritu
Garden hacks and garden failures: a Q&A with our new garden columnist
Easy Eggshell Garden Hacks
4 easy ways to reuse eggshells in your garden
8 Easy Garden Hacks
8 money-saving tricks that reduce, reuse and recycle while helping your garden grow
A Water-wise Garden Blooms with Color All Year Long
How a Rancho Santa Fe couple cut water use almost in half
The Handmade Garden
A retired school teacher is the queen of DIY landscaping
Designing with a Living Palette
A retired architect plans his ultimate small-space garden
Our Favorite Garden Designs
A Look Back At The Best From the Last 10 Years
