Rachel McClure, coordinator of the Master Gardener Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, is just one example of the resources available to communities. “The USDA plant hardiness zone map gives us ...

As plant hardiness zones shift from climate change, gardeners must rethink their choices. Discover what these changes mean ...

Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important to maximize the spring season's potential. A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map ...

This winter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, considered to be a national standard that gardeners can reference to know which plants are most likely to ...

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.

That’s where knowing your plant hardiness zone comes in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has devised a plant hardiness map that divides the country into 13 planting zones based on ...

The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was just released in November, reflecting a more current weather data set then the previous map. The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was just released in ...

Plant labels, catalogs, books and websites all classify plants according to the USDA hardiness zones. On the new map, Chicago is in Zone 6 rather than the slightly colder Zone 5. The new Zone 6 ...

In the news recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revised its plant hardiness zone map for the first time in more than a decade. As always, this is a hot topic in horticultural circles.

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers ...