Even if you're a gardening novice, you've likely heard the term "gardening zones." This refers to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which breaks the entire ...

Set yourself and your garden up for an easier and smoother start to spring ...

Location matters when it comes to planting delicate vegetables like peppers. To avoid ruin, always make sure to pop seedlings ...

The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, plant breeders and researchers to determine which plants are most likely to thrive in their location, based on ...

Question: I am receiving a lot of nursery catalogues and all of them end the plant description by giving a zone designation. What does this mean? Answer: The "zone" designation in nursery catalogues ...

When spring arrives, gardeners are ready to buy plants, and many times we are trying something new and different. View full sizeIllustration by Kenneth Harrison / The Times-Picayune One of the most ...

Have you ever looked at the tag on a plant at your local garden center and been perplexed that it says something like “Zones 5-9”? This number refers to the “hardiness zones” defined by the U.S.

As many of us are dreaming about which plants we want to add to our 2025 landscapes and gardens, one thing we need to keep in mind is our growing zone, especially if you are someone who likes to order ...

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023. And for many ...

How accurate are the hardiness zones that I see listed for plants that I would like to try in my garden? I would like to try some plants that are listed as zone 6. Choosing plants that are appropriate ...

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