Gardening

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

Garden

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

Plant care

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

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.

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.

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

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!

Figs are one of the oldest fruits consumed by humans, and they remain popular in orchards and backyards to this day.

You know adding fertilizer makes plants healthier. But with so many types available, it’s not always easy to determine the best option!

Rudbeckia or black&#x2d;eyed susans are popular garden flowers that are fairly easy to grow and can gift your plot with stunning color.

Annual plants can often survive indoors during the harsh winter months — all it takes is a willingness to learn a few simple techniques.

Winter

An ancient staple, corn remains the most widely grown crop in the Americas, with millions of metric tons grown each year.

Garden

How to Grow Mugwort or Artemisia Vulgaris

Your Go-To Guide For Growing Pumpkins

Sunflowers: Your Guide for Planting, Growing, and Harvesting

Where, When, and How to Cultivate Echinacea

10 Delightful Dahlia Varieties

Growing Gorgeous Zinnias At Home

How to Care for Your Own Stevia Plant

The Home Gardener's Guide to Growing Figs

Breaking Down Types of Fertilizers

Your Guide to Growing Rudbeckia or Black-Eyed Susans

You'll Want to Bring In These Plants Over Winter

Growing and Harvesting Your Corn Crop