The map charts 13 zones nationally using 5-degree temperature divisions, each number corresponding to a Zone A and B (1A, 1B, etc.). Massachusetts ranges from 5A (in the Berkshires) to 7B (at the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map confirms what gardeners have been noticing for years – our winters aren’t as cold as they used to be. USDA just released new ...

On Wednesday, the Department of Agriculture unveiled what most gardeners had known for years: a new plant hardiness zone map that shows generally warmer winter low temperatures than the department ...

The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the first to take into account topography on how low average winter temperatures go. It also shows our area warming and the intricate differences that ...

December 26, 2023 What Philadelphia's hardiness zone change means for local gardeners The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated low-temperature map for the first time since 2012.

The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.

WASHINGTON — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston.

The map is developed by taking the average temperature of each year’s coldest day over 30 years — between 1991 and 2020 — and assigning it to one of 26 color-coded zones in increments of 5 ...

The new updated map shows Crow Wing County and the counties surrounding it (most, but not all of Cass) are now in zone 4. Although the USDA hardiness map is a helpful tool, it doesn’t guarantee ...

The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous US is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.