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.

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

How to Grow Mugwort or Artemisia Vulgaris

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.

Your Go-To Guide For Growing Pumpkins

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

Sunflowers: Your Guide for Planting, Growing, and Harvesting

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!

How to Care for Your Own Stevia Plant

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

The Home Gardener's Guide to Growing Figs

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

Growing and Harvesting Your Corn Crop

Horseradish has been grown for food and medicine since ancient times. This hardy root vegetable is fairly easy to cultivate at home.

Growing Your Own Horseradish Plants

Easy and inexpensive to grow and undeniably nutritious, it's little wonder that kale's popularity has stood the test of time.

Grow and Harvest Your Own Kale

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.