Your Backyard Is the Best Trip You’ll Take This Year

This summer, the best destination might
already have your name on the mailbox.

There's never been a better time to turn your outdoor space into
the place you'd rather be. Not a consolation prize, an upgrade.
The best part? You don't check out on Sunday,
you enjoy it every single day.

Choose Your Escape

Pick a vibe, or mix a few. Here are five backyard transformations you can start this weekend.

Garden Rooms

Use Hedges to Shape Your Outdoor Spaces

Before you build a tropical paradise or a Mediterranean terrace, you need structure. Hedges turn a flat yard into a series of outdoor rooms. A private seating area here, a hidden garden path there.

Think of hedges as the walls of your outdoor home. They block wind, muffle street noise, and give every section of your yard its own purpose.

Tropical Getaway

Bring Bali to Your Backyard

Close your eyes. Warm breeze, towering palms, jasmine on the air. You don’t need a passport for this, just the right plants and a Saturday afternoon.

Layer King Palms for height, fill in with Bird of Paradise for bold color and texture, and let Star Jasmine climb a trellis for that intoxicating evening fragrance. Add Bougainvillea for the wow factor and Lantana for low-maintenance ground color.

Mediterranean Island

Sun-Drenched, Low-Water, Full of Life

Imagine a courtyard with citrus trees, purple Bougainvillea spilling over a wall, the scent of rosemary and lavender drifting through the air. Mediterranean landscapes are built for California. They thrive in our climate with minimal water once established.

Anchor your space with a Valencia Orange or Meyer Lemon for fruit and fragrance. Add an Olive tree for structure. Fill beds with Lavender and Rosemary. They’re drought-smart, fragrant, and beautiful year-round.

Mountain Retreat

Native, Low-Maintenance, Wildlife-Friendly

Love the feeling of hiking through California’s coastal hills? You can bring that home. Native plants are adapted to our soil, our rain cycles, and our wildlife. They practically take care of themselves once established.

California Lilac covers itself in blue flowers every spring. Coffeeberry and Manzanita provide year-round evergreen structure. White Sage and Mexican Sage bring fragrance and pollinators. It’s a living landscape that gives back more every year.

Desert Oasis

Bold, Sculptural, Almost Zero Water

There’s a reason desert gardens are having a moment. They’re striking, they’re architectural, and they basically water themselves. A well-placed Agave or Cactus grouping creates the kind of curb appeal that stops people mid-walk.

Pair the dramatic height of a San Pedro Cactus with the blue tones of Agave Blue Glow and Blue Chalksticks. Add Aloe Vera and Red Pencil Cactus for color contrast. This is the easiest garden you’ll ever maintain.

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