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.

Tomatoes are a favorite across the board. This highly versatile fruit has just as many varieties as it does uses, so why not step outside the box?

Winter melon is a delicious fruit that you can grow in your own garden to

Great food is a big part of camping trips and picnics, so practice these food safety tips to ensure your outdoor meals don't spell tummy disaster.

Western sword ferns grow on forest floors and rocky outcrops and don't need a lot of sunshine. They'll add a ton of attitude to your garden.

Plant care

Foraging for fungi and mushrooms is a popular pastime around the country. Whether you want to pick or just admire, keep an eye out for these varieties.

Hotbed gardens are raised garden beds that produce some heat to keep plants cozy in climates with shorter growing seasons.

The delicate boysenberry plant needs a bit of tender care, but it will reward gardeners with delicious berries.

Cold frames are a great garden addition to help you start seedlings before the last frost or keep growing into the cooler months.

Plant diseases are common, but if you know what to look for, you can try to stop the damage before it gets too serious or spreads too far.

Cover crops keep the soil healthy and help prevent diseases, pests, and other damage. They've become more popular on commercial farms in recent years.

Worms might be creepy crawlies, but many of them are a vital part of your garden's ecosystem. Recognizing beneficial worms can keep your soil healthy.

The bold purple Persian shield is a great planting option both in your garden and in the home.

Garden

10 Tomato Types You Need To Try

How To Grow Winter Melon (Wax Gourd)

Food Safety Tips For Eating Outdoors

How to Care for the Western Sword Fern

10 Cool Mushrooms to Look Out For

What You Need To Know About Hotbed Gardens

How To Grow Boysenberries in Your Garden

How To Use Cold Frames In Your Garden

10 Garden Diseases to Identify and Treat

All About Cover Crops

10 Garden Worms To Get To Know

How To Grow Persian Shield