The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter in ...

Q: Do the changes to the USDA zone-hardiness map affect what plants we should buy? A: The USDA created the Plant Hardiness Zone Map to help gardeners select plants that will survive in their ...

Learn what plant hardiness zone you're in and the best plants for your region. The Burtons/Getty Images Gardening is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, take part in a therapeutic hobby, and even save ...

So it's already May and you haven't started on your planting yet this year. Is it too late? Probably not. Check out our zone-by-zone planting guide to discover when you can start planting and when ...

WASHINGTON -- Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a ...

, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided farmers and gardeners a more accurate guide to planting in their local climates. Though the majority of Cumberland County remains in ...

Consult a book, blog or fellow gardener for advice and you’ll be met with the same question: What’s your zone? You probably know that it has something to do with where you live, but where did these ...

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

Having returned from garden visits this summer to places such as Portland, Vancouver and England, I feel compelled to write about a common frustration of the weekend gardener: zones. It’s hard to pick ...

It’s still too cold for Japanese maples and flowering dogwoods, but warmer winters have shifted the Twin Cities into a new plant-hardiness zone, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The ...