Learn how to grow delicious vegetables, herbs and fruit at home, even with a small backyard.

Sunset Magazine is the West's essential how-to guide to all the best things about the region: easy backyard living and gardening, unexpected day trips and destinations, fast and fresh foods, shockingly perfect wine pairings, and innovative home decorating and design.

Your Edible Garden  This online how-to guide has just about everything you need to know about getting started with your own kitchen garden. You can learn the basics of selecting your garden site, choosing your crops, starting seeds, setting out plants and caring for them as they grow. Learn all about the top 21 fruits and vegetables for the home garden. A fascinating section on garden designs lets you see how to use edible plants for beautiful effects in your landscape.

And, if you think your yard is too small for an edible garden, think again. Sunset Magazine shows you how to grow a bountiful harvest in small areas, in little raised beds and in planter pots.

Sunset Magazine shares the best of life in the West - from travel and food to home and garden - with nearly five million readers. Their editors are passionate about showcasing the region’s unique lifestyle. Visit Sunset.com to learn about ordering a monthly subscription or about Sunset’s offer of two free issues.

Backyard Project Plans and Kits  Build something great in your backyard with these beautiful shed, deck, gazebo, greenhouse. play house, playground, pergola, garden bridge and backyard project designs. You'll find hundreds of plans, building kits, manufactured buildings, guide books and building help.

Design Your Own Yard and Landscape with Plan3D  This new online service will help you create a home landscape and layout your walks, drives, patios, trees and plantings. View your yard from any angle. Create a new deck, garage or shed. Scan existing plans into Plan3D and take a virtual walk through your new yard. Everything is online, so you can get started today.