The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their ...

For example: Maps generated by Climate Central show that as our climate has warmed due to heat-trapping carbon pollution, plant hardiness zones have shifted north toward higher latitudes and ...

Hardiness Zones 101 The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The first zone lies at ...

While adorable to look at, the fairytale gets old fast when deer show up in the garden. But there are plants you can grow ...

Plant hardiness zones are based on the coldest annual temperatures experienced by a given area. The map below shows us plant zones throughout southern and central California. While the complex ...

Zones 1-6 are the coldest, and 7-13 the warmest. Zone 1 averages -60 degrees F while zone 13 never drops below 70 degrees F. A general guideline is to plant anything designated for your zone or lower, ...

Garden centers like Down to Earth Living in Pomona have hardy cold-weather annuals and vegetables perfect for early spring planting. Spring has arrived in the Lower Hudson Valley, and green thumbs are ...

We’re at the precipice of a mass extinction, of all plants across the East Coast,” said Prof. Bethany Bradley of UMass. “If ...

To check which zone you are in, head to USDA.gov and check out their Plant Hardiness Zone map. You can also enter your zip code on the page to find your zone.

The Lower Hudson Valley is home to hardiness zones 6a through 7b, which provides a great climate for many deer-resistant ...