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.

If you've ever cut into an avocado and wondered if you could plant the big pit that's inside, the answer is yes! But it's not a quick process.

Growing an Avocado Tree from the Pit

Marjoram is a popular addition to any herb garden, thanks to its sweet smell, easy tending, and kitchen usefulness.

Growing Your Own Delicious Marjoram

Cherry trees are relatively easy to care for and a great choice if you want to add fruit trees to your yard or garden.

How to Grow and Care for a Cherry Tree

Oregano is a hardy plant whose leaves are a delicious addition to many culinary dishes. In the summer, it will brighten your garden with its flowers.

Growing Oregano, the Signature Culinary Herb

Bamboo is easy to grow and care for, making it an attractive choice for home gardeners and indoor plant lovers alike.

How to Care for Bamboo

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.

The Trick to Starting Plants From Seed

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

Attracting Fireflies: Making New Backyard Friends

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

How to Plant and Grow Turmeric

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

Growing Microgreens at Home

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.

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

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

Weird Plant Names to Up Your Trivia Skills

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