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!

It doesn't matter if you get year&#x2d;round heat or frigid winters. Whatever your USDA hardiness zone, there's a variety of orchid for your garden!

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Orchid,Zygopetalum

Common Spotted Orchid

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White Egret Flower

Cypripedium,Calceolus,Lady's-slipperâ,Orchid,This,Is,The,Largest,Orchid,Species

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Did you know orchids naturally grow on the trunks of trees? Spruce up your outdoor space by attaching an orchid to your backyard tree.

An orchid

String or thin rope

Fertilizer

A watering can or spray bottle

A ladder (optional)

Scissors

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The Purple orchid flower in spring day

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Trunk of an Oak (Quercus) on Emmertshof, with about 750 years one of the oldest oak trees in Germany, near Neuenstein, Hohenlohe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Beautiful root orchids, selective focus for background

orchid roots on tree

Orchid,Tied,To,A,Tree.

Orchid,Garden,In,Tropics.

Pink,Orchid,On,Tree,In,Garden,Thailand.

Algerian ivy is a shade&#x2d;loving climbing plant with a sturdy, woody stem. It is a popular groundcover in many gardens.

Algerian,Ivy,Vines

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Hedera,Algeriensis,'gloire,De,Marengo'

Damianita daisy is a perennial flowering shrub that is drought&#x2d; and disease&#x2d;resistant, with blooms that look like miniature sunflowers.

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Summer,Flowering,Daisies,Of,The,Mexican,Fleabane,Plant,(erigeron,Karvinskianus)

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

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Red fleshy leaves of Sedum spurium in August

Pachyphytum,Oviferum,Sugaralmond,Plant,Or,Moonstone,Chubby,Bluish,Green,Succulent

Aeonium arboreum, succulent plant Crassulaceae

Black succulent plant

Graptosedum 'Bronze' on a wooden background

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Panda plant

Haworthia cooperi var. truncata Succulent potted plants

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

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White berries of Symphoricarpos albus known as common snowberry on a bush

Berries of Symphoricarpos albus in mid September

Symphoricarpos. Shrub with decorative berries.

Symphoricarpos, commonly known as the snowberry, waxberry, or ghostberry (Caprifoliaceae), in German "Knallerbsen"

Macro of berries and pink flowers of common snowberry in July

Bunches of snowberries in the garden, symphoricarpos.

Pink fruits of Symphoricarpos in the autumn garden, snowberry, selective focus.

Symphoricarpos albus - white snowberry

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symphoricarpos, white berry ornamental plant

Twig of Symphoricarpos albus with white berries in mid September

symphoricarpos albus bush in autumn with white berry-like drupes

White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), also known as waxberry or ghostberry

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

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Colorful Ranunculus Flowers Blooming In Park

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Field of ranunculus flowers

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Close-up of a gorgeous pink ranunculus on a cold frosty morning

Ranunculus flowers in clay pots on the terrace. Beautiful pink flowers in a vase

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Pink and white peony flower

Red ranunculus flowers (Asiaticus) buttercup family bridal flowers

Orange ranunculus blossoming

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

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Magnolia blossoms in front of a blue sky with sunbeams

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Magnolia flowers in spring time.

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Close view of a gardener’s hand pruning branches of a magnolia with pruning shears in spring.

Flowering magnolia

Magnolia Grandiflora

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Blooming Dogwood Branches Against a Spring Sky

Ladybug on a green magnolia tree in the Autumn

Disease on Magnolia.

Woman cutting magnolia tree on a spring day

Beautiful pink flowers of the spring flowering Magnolia shrub in an English garden

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

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

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Gardening Hands

Purple Pansy (macro)

Woman watering pansy flowers on her city balcony garden. Urban gardening concept

Fertilizer for a young plant

Pansies

Child (6-7) using scissors to cut flowers in a potted plant

Close-Up Of Pansies Blooming Outdoors

hand hold pot with pansies

Spring Flower Pot

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Decorative flower pot with blooming purple yellow pansies

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female hand decorating a citrus cake with candied citrus fruit slices, edible flowers

Multicolored fresh pansies background

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

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Bulb planting

Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, flower bulbs of daffodils (Narcissus)

Springtime daffodils in bloom

A young boy watering daffodils at Easter

planting bulbs

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Woman cut a bouquet of flowers daffodils and narcissus with pruning scissors

Daffodils field

Daffodils

Narcissus

Closeup orange and white narcissus

window of old house with daffodils growing in box

Chionodoxa forbesii blue giant or glory of the snow flowers background

bouquet of yellow daffodils in a glass vase

Narcissus / Narcissus tazetta / Narcissus ‘tete a tete’

If you follow a few simple tips, your wisteria will be enveloping your trellis and porch in no time flat!

Purple Wisteria with Blue Skies

Gardener woman working with a bush of wisteria in the garden

Blue wisteria in spring.

Wisteria pergola

Wisteria purple flowers

Wisteria

Purple wisteria blossoms at Ashikaga Flower Park

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Japanese Wisteria Flowers

Close-up of Wisteria - selective focus

Japan quince (Chaenomeles japonica) in spring bloom

Blossoming wisteria tree covering up a facade of a house in Notting Hill, London

Delightful Wisteria Blooms

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Garden

10 Orchids for Every USDA Hardiness Zone

Your Guide to Growing Orchids on Trees

How to Grow Algerian Ivy (Hedera Canariensis)

Damianita Daisy: The Sweetest Mini Sunflower

The Most Beautiful Succulent Varieties

Grow Snowberry in Your Garden This Year

How to Grow Ranunculus

Caring For Your Magnolia Tree

Making Your Own Succulent Container Garden Is Easy

How to Grow Pansies in Your Garden

15 Easy Steps for Growing Daffodils

Adorn Your Yard With Wisteria

Garden

10 Orchids for Every USDA Hardiness Zone

Your Guide to Growing Orchids on Trees

How to Grow Algerian Ivy (Hedera Canariensis)

Damianita Daisy: The Sweetest Mini Sunflower

The Most Beautiful Succulent Varieties

Grow Snowberry in Your Garden This Year

How to Grow Ranunculus

Caring For Your Magnolia Tree

Make a habit out of it.

Making Your Own Succulent Container Garden Is Easy

How to Grow Pansies in Your Garden

15 Easy Steps for Growing Daffodils

Adorn Your Yard With Wisteria