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.

Garden

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

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.

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!

Elderberry is popular in jams and wines, but the frilly white flowers and easy&#x2d;going nature makes them a great visual addition to your landscape, too.

Striking foxglove can grow nearly six feet high. Though toxic, this eye&#x2d;catching plant is easy to care for and makes a great addition to gardens.

Fuchsias grow striking multi&#x2d;colored flowers, are low&#x2d;maintenance, and can be grown both indoors and out. They come in over 110 varieties.

The crepe myrtle is a showy plant that does well in containers, as a foundation, or as an ornamental. It is easy to prune into the shape you want.

Plant care

Although they are notoriously tricky to care for, roses are a popular and beautiful staple in gardens around the world.

Nasturtiums are beautiful and edible flowers that are low&#x2d;maintenance and come in vibrant hues.

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.

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

The balsam poplar or balm of gilead is a fast&#x2d;growing deciduous tree native to North America. It makes a great windbreak and is quite easy to care for.

Tiny but impressive Eranthis belong to the buttercup family and give bereft winter gardens intense color and carpet the ground with sunny yellow.

The starflower is a wildflower native to North American woodlands. It's easy to grow and care for in home gardens in much of the U.S.

If you've craving something blue in your garden this year, give one of these stunning sky&#x2d;shaded species a try!

Garden

Respect Your Elders: Growing an Elderberry Plant

Bring Charm to Your Garden with Foxglove

Fine-Tune Your Garden Aesthetic With Fuchsias

Maximizing Crepe Myrtle blooms

The Right Routine for Refined Roses

How To Grow Nasturtium In Your Garden

How to Care for the Western Sword Fern

How To Grow Persian Shield

How to Grow a Balsam Poplar Tree

How to Grow Eranthis in Your Garden

How to Care For the Starflower Plant

Blue Flowers to Brighten Up Your Garden