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.

Planting from seed can be less costly, provides better choices, and lets you start your garden early, indoors. Keep these tips in mind when you begin.

Firefly habitats in the wild are diminishing, but anyone can recreate the perfect firefly environment in their own yard or outdoor space.

Turmeric can be a stubborn plant to grow, but its many therapeutic and culinary benefits make it worth the extra effort.

Microgreens are herbs and leafy vegetables harvested young, when they're still very small. They grow quickly and have lots of nutritional benefits.

Only certain plants, flowers, and vegetables are able to withstand the cold temperatures and frozen ground to make your fall or winter garden a beautiful sight.

Autumn

Many plants have strange or humorous nicknames they’ve picked up throughout history, often based on their interesting properties.

While some birds and butterflies will show up to your garden regardless, you can help ensure they choose to stick around.

Dahlias are a rewarding choice for your summer flower bed. There are countless varieties with stunning blooms that can grow to amazing diameters.

Fixing a neglected lawn is more work than doing regular maintenance to keep it healthy, so head outside this spring to get a jump on your yard.

Spring

Sage is a hardy, easy to grow herb with a lovely appearance and delicious flavor. It's simple to cultivate, propagate, and harvest.

Companion planting is a gardening method going back thousands of years that uses the natural properties of one plant to benefit the growth of another!

Striking colors, delicate fragrance ... bold flavors? Flowering plants add beauty to your garden, but did you know you can also cook with them?

Garden

The Trick to Starting Plants From Seed

Attracting Fireflies: Making New Backyard Friends

How to Plant and Grow Turmeric

Growing Microgreens at Home

Beautiful Plants To Make the Most of Your Fall or Winter Garden

Weird Plant Names to Up Your Trivia Skills

Tips To Draw Birds and Butterflies To Your Garden

Dahlia Gardening Tips for a Beautiful Lawn

Springtime Lawn Tips for Your Yard

Sage: A Versatile, Easy-to-Grow Herb

Game-Changing Companion Planting Combos

Surprisingly Tasty Flowers for Your Edible Landscape