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.

Garden

Whether gardening to you is planting flowers, growing vegetables, or pruning shrubs, The Habitat answers all your spade and soil questions!

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.

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.

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.

Springtime Lawn Tips for Your Yard

Growing boxwood shrubs is a versatile, low&#x2d;maintenance way to add year&#x2d;round color and interest to your yard. They make great border hedges.

Adding Boxwood Shrubs to Your Garden

Installing a retaining wall is a quick way to beautify a landscape or reclaim unusable property. There are countless designs and materials to choose from.

Retaining Walls Can Transform Your Yard

Fairy gardens are a creative way to express your love of green things and the fair people. The possibilities are endless.

Fairy Garden Inspirations and Ideas

Whether you are planning a vegetable garden or a soothing sanctuary, there are dozens of garden fence options to consider.

Inspiration for a Beautiful Garden Fence

Whether you want a small plot or a sprawling garden that blends with its natural surroundings, you’ll discover endless possibilities with a rock garden.

Inspired Rock Garden Ideas for Every Style

Maple trees are widely celebrated across North America. There are many options when considering which maple to cultivate in your backyard.

Beautiful Maple Trees for Every Yard

With the right privacy trees in the right spots, you can transform your outdoor space into a secluded haven for fun and relaxation.

Beautiful Trees to Add Privacy to Your Backyard

If you want your lawn to look neat stay healthy, your lawn mower blades need to be sharpened after every 20 to 25 hours of use.

Sharpening Your Lawn Mower Blades

Growing a tree takes patience and determination. Whether you’re looking for some quick shade or just want faster landscaping, there’s a tree for you.

Fast-Growing Trees for Quick Shade

Evergreen shrubs keep your yard vibrant all year with lush hues and foliage. These plants are typically as hardy and low&#x2d;care as they are beautiful.

Enjoy Year-Round Beauty with Evergreen Shrubs

A trellis adds space and an eye&#x2d;catching architectural structure to the interior of a home, a yard, or a garden, and you can build your own.