When picking plants to grow in your garden, it’s easy to just go with what you like or whatever plants your neighbors grow. The problem is that not all kinds of plants grow well on where you live.

Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the USDA that separates the United States into regions based on the average low winter temperatures.

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor. By Remy Tumin ...

Plants that are well adapted to this region won't be hurt by the frigid weather we have had. If the low temperatures continue, however, we will lose flowers on early-flowering trees such as magnolias ...

In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its latest version of the Hardiness Zone Map. This mapping system categorizes geographic regions according to their average annual minimum ...

Most folks are probably done with talking about the cold, and believe me, I get that. I am, too. I got it last year. And I absolutely, positively, and certainly got it back in 2021 when that monster ...

Matt Kasson receives funding from the US Department of Agriculture. With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home ...

A map relied upon by many of America's 80 million gardeners and growers just got its first update in more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows warmer ...

Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most ...