Edible Plants

From cherry tomatoes to butternut squash, you can grow a whole cornucopia right in your own backyard — if you know how. The Habitat takes you through the finer points of raising vegetables and fruits in your garden. Your grocery store days could be coming to an end!

Garden

Whether gardening to you is planting flowers, growing vegetables, or pruning shrubs, The Habitat answers all your spade and soil questions!

Ornamental Plants

From flower beds to patio pots to hanging planters, decorative greenery and flowers can spruce up any yard and home and are often easy to care for.

Gardening

Gardening: a chance to get outdoors, dig in the dirt, and grow your own vegetables and flowers. Check out our tips!

Outdoor Living

Whether your yard needs work or is already an oasis, we've got the best patio inspo and firepit plans — we'll help you elevate your time outside.

Landscaping

All the details on how to get rid of backyard pests, prune your shrubs, and choose the best plants for a gorgeous green outdoor space of any size.

Arrowwood viburnum is a deciduous tree with green leaves and dark blue berries that blooms with beautiful white flowers.

Grow the Beautiful Arrowwood Viburnum Tree

Keep the smells and tastes of summer going year&#x2d;round by becoming a seasoned pro at winter grilling.

Become a Pro at Winter Grilling

Caterpillars can ruin a garden, but there are preventative and reactive steps you can take to keep your plants healthy and limit these pests.

How to Deal With Caterpillars in Your Garden

Weeds are a problem every gardener faces, but there are some excellent solutions that don't require spraying your garden with harmful chemicals.

Creative Methods for Controlling Weeds

Azaleas are large flowering bushes that make a huge impact because of the sheer number of blooms they produce. Many varieties are pretty easy to grow.

Caring for Colorful Azaleas

Mugwort is a hardy herb with a legacy of beneficial properties. Often invasive, it's therefore easy to grow and has many uses.

How to Grow Mugwort or Artemisia Vulgaris

Pumpkins are a classic crop that has been harvested for nearly 5,000 years. Native Americans used the pulp, seeds, and flowers for food and medicine.

Your Go-To Guide For Growing Pumpkins

Sunflowers are attractive, are fairly easy to grow year&#x2d;round, and produce delicious seeds for harvest. Try planting these beauties next season.

Sunflowers: Your Guide for Planting, Growing, and Harvesting

Echinacea is a daisy&#x2d;like plant that adds a pop of color to your garden and is a popular therapeutic herb. It's fairly easy to grow.

Where, When, and How to Cultivate Echinacea

Flower lovers seeking blooms in an array of colors and shapes will find everything they’re looking for in the dahlia, with almost 60,000 types.

10 Delightful Dahlia Varieties

Zinnias are an adaptable flower that's not hard to cultivate in gardens around the continent. There are many varieties and colors available.

Growing Gorgeous Zinnias At Home

If you're a fan of the sugar alternative, why not try planting your very own stevia plants? Harvest the leaves to make a natural sweetener!