Before you rush out to the garden center to stock up on plants and flowers, be sure you're choosing perennials that will ...

Knowing your USDA hardiness zone and frost dates can make or break your garden’s success. With the right timing, you’ll give plants the best start and enjoy longer harvests. From seed starting to ...

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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.

Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The government’s colorful map of planting zones, most often seen on the back of seed packets, is changing, illustrating a hotter 21st century. An ...

A new version of the 'Plant Hardiness' map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It enables users to view the average minimum temperatures for separate latitudinal zones -- a useful ...

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Unless you've got a heated greenhouse, you won't be able to grow citrus in Michigan or jasmine in New York for the simple fact that the winters are too cold. While the range limits of some plants are ...