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Moving to a new area means adjusting to unfamiliar terrain, different weather patterns, soil types, and growing seasons. For ...

Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States, forcing botanical ...

Pine Hollow Arboretum is one of many botanical gardens rethinking their planting strategies as the climate warms. These ...

Moving to a new area means adjusting to unfamiliar terrain, different weather patterns, soil types, and growing seasons. For ...

If you live in USDA hardiness zone 8 and are not sure what to plant, here is a comprehensive list of ones you should consider ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map that divides the U.S. into 13 different zones, which helps gardeners choose plants that can survive in their respective ...

The USDA bases its plant zone maps on average minimum temperature so people in each zone know which plants can best withstand their local weather. For example, a tropical plant that needs 40 ...

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

USDA zones are based on averages ... The experts say if you’re testing marginally hardy plants based on the new map, plant them in microclimate areas such as near your house, or garage, or ...