Not sure what your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone is? Learn what plant hardiness really means, how zones are calculated, and how to quickly find yours—so you can choose plants that survive winter and ...

How much sunlight will the plant receive in the location? Observe the area to see if the location is in full sun, partial ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map has 13 zones, which serve as guidelines for growers on what kind of plants will grow well in their area. Einhorn, who specializes in plant hardiness science, ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map serves as a guideline for growers regarding what kind of plants will grow well in each area. “Hardiness zones are meant to at least delineate which species or ...

“There are some areas of our land that are a little higher than others,” Jones said. “That’s going to impact, for example, when we’re looking out for frost advisories or frost concerns really early in ...

Dean Colony of Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty checks on his pumpkin crop July 9. Colony grows around 40 varieties of the fall-harvest gourds. Colony checks on the health of the plants as ...

If you are wondering whether that shrub, flower, or tree that you saw in a magazine or catalog will grow well in your garden, using a hardiness zone map is your best bet to ensure success. A hardiness ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, it's essential for residents to know if they live in an evacuation zone, ...

New Jersey's gardening zones have changed, and that means different plants will thrive Nurseries may have to sell different varieties, and farmers may switch what they're growing Bruce Crawford has ...

Now that we’ve officially arrived at spring (calendar-wise, anyway), it’s time to get busy planting the 2025 landscape. This milestone doesn’t mean you can plant whatever you want whenever you want, ...

Things are heating up in Lancaster County gardens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the most recent USDA plant hardiness zone map released in 2023, half of the country, including ...