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.

Potatoes are easy to grow, but they can still face bugs and bacteria. Learn the main pests and diseases to watch out for, and how to deal with them.

Identify and Deal With Potato Pests and Diseases

Want to take that indoor plant vibe outside? With proper care, the right succulents will create an enviable outdoor display.

FAQs About Growing Succulents Outdoors

Succulents are pretty and relatively low maintenance. If you can only picture hens and chicks, these unique species will amaze and delight you.

The Most Beautiful Succulent Varieties

Lavender is one of the most popular scented plants in temperate gardens. It's also fairly easy to grow even more plants from the one you started with!

Propagating Lavender Plants from Cuttings

The snowberry shrub has bell&#x2d;shaped flowers through the spring and summer that transform into closely clustered berries throughout fall and winter.

Grow Snowberry in Your Garden This Year

Ranunculus is a favorite among gardeners and florists thanks to their delicate, rose&#x2d;like petals and wide variety of golors.

How to Grow Ranunculus

Magnolias burst with beautiful flowers and are quite disease&#x2d; and pest&#x2d;resistant. Consider adorning your way with this stunning species.

Caring For Your Magnolia Tree

Check out this helpful step&#x2d;by&#x2d;step guide to building your own potato tower. You'll be harvesting taters in no time!

Wire mesh

Wooden stake

Zip ties

Straw

Seed potatoes

Compost or manure

Peat moss

Soil

5 gallon bucket

Spade or shovel

How to Build Your Own Potato Tower

A lot of succulents have similar needs, making them ideal for planting together in a container garden. This step&#x2d;by&#x2d;step guide will tell you how.

Broad, shallow container

A variety of succulents

Cactus potting mix

Gravel

Water

Trowel

Gloves

Drill

Low-pressure hose or watering can

Making Your Own Succulent Container Garden Is Easy

Growing bee&#x2d;friendly plants will help out these vital insects and add interest to your garden at the same time.

The Best Plants for Inviting Bees to Your Garden

For both seasoned gardeners and curious newbies, pansies offer versatile and easy&#x2d;to&#x2d;manage options that look amazing.

How to Grow Pansies in Your Garden

Daffodils are an incredibly easy way to enjoy early&#x2d;season color, returning year after year with very little care or maintenance.