Sunset Print Magazine

I grew up in the Bay Area, went to college and lived for 10 years in the Sonoma area, and now reside in Las Vegas. I can tell you from experience the when Sunset writes about any of the above mentioned places they usually hit it spot on what to do and where to go. I was in SF this last weekend and both where I went for my burrito in the Mission District and when I went to Brite Rite for ice cram had their clipping from Sunset on the wall. I went to these places because I knew they were the places to go not because I read about them in Sunset, but it goes to show you Sunset does not steer you wrong.I have gone to several places mentioned in the magazine and was not disappointed. I would say that Sunset is best used as a travel guide. I also enjoy their food tips my wife and I typically try one receipe per month for the magazine. What I would like to see is more indepth articles that don't concern travel. I would also like to see a more extensive gardening section the few tips I get are nice but this section could be expanded

I like Sunset for it great West Coast gardening, travel and do-it-yourself home improvement and food sections. But after a year or two, the articles become redundant. I usually subscribe for a period, then drop the subscription of a couple of years. However, it is the best publication I am aware of for plants and landscaping in California and the Western U.S. Most national publications (Horticulture, Organic Gardening, have an Eastern bias, in my experience).Note: The first magazine to come with the subscription will usually be one that's already been on the stands for two or three weeks. If you've already purchased it, contact customer service -- they'll extend the subscription to compensate.

I’ve subscribed to Sunset Magazine off and on for decades. Is chock full of interesting travel ideas and yard/garden ideas I’d love to implement but it’s orientation toward warm climates and the impossibly expensive subjects for travel articles render the magazine barely relevant for me. Token attempt to regionalize based on subscriber’s address but not very effective.

While many reviewers complain that the old days of Sunset magazine gardening tips are gone, I love the modern content. Since moving to Portland, I find that I love the travel guides that fuel my West Coast wanderlust.Some of the articles are insightful and interesting. Others are light and easy to read. Very much enjoying this subscription so far. And with a deal for $5 per year, we're getting a great value too!

I like this magazine because it showcases the West Coast and being from California it gives me ideas of places that I can travel to. It features nice articles about cooking, landscapes and overall reference for the zone plus the pics are always stunning. It's perfect for an afternoon quick read and to inspire you to enjoy loving in the area.

I have always really loved his magazine and would usually read it when I go to the dentist (several years back), as they always had it there. I would be sad if I got in the middle of a story and had to leave, so I decided to try it for home delivery. The first issue I received had so many ads and not much real "meat." I was very sad to see this change. I canceled my subscription. Was wondering if I should have waited for one more issue to be sure it would always be like that, but I can't imagine it being less so in the next issue. Cool magazine, but I don't want to see all that advertising.

Sunset is a must-read at our house. We are always finding great recommendations of things to do and places to go. We just moved back to California from Utah and I was not impressed with their Utah edition of the magazine - they rarely featured things to do in the state, and the gardening tips were always for California dwellers. Now that we're back in California, the magazine is much more applicable to where we're living.

While each year (each season??), Sunset gets thinner as an actual hard-copy magazine, it still seems to be a part of my California traditional experience as a gardener, traveler and architectural enthusiast, so...I keep renewing Sunset. However, I feel that their accent on gardening/outdoors/architecture for helpful info, beauty's and enjoyment's basic sake is taking a backseat to wines and fancy foods. It seems that with every issue, they up the percentage on coverage of those two elements. For me, that's too bad, while, I'm sure others will think that's just fine. I think Sunset being a "staple" of Western enjoyment for me is sinking below the horizon!