Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate change complicates plant choices and care. Early flowering and late freezes can kill flowers like these magnolia blossoms.

The United States is divided into 13 different plant hardiness zones, each with "A" and "B" subdivisions. This is a number assigned to a plant that tells you how cold of a temperature the plant can ...

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Question: I understand that a new hardiness zone map has been released. Has our hardiness zone been changed? Answer: The new 2023 Hardiness Zone Map is based upon average weather for the 30-year ...

One of the most important details on a plant tag is the hardiness zone. Many new gardeners notice these numbers but are unsure what they mean. Hardiness zones indicate the winter temperatures a plant ...

Late last November, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone map for the United States. Gardeners use this map to determine which plants and specific ...

When gardeners from different parts of the United States meet up, one common question we ask each other is, “What’s your Plant Hardiness Zone?” That leads to some inevitable scratching of heads when ...

A few years ago, Holly Jones started studying the microclimate and the topography on her family farm in Crawfordsville about 40 miles south of Iowa City. Jones said learning more about the landscape ...

Many people are familiar with the term “growing zone” as it is often included on plant labels that help gardeners decide which plants might thrive in their home gardens. A plant tag may say “Zones 3-6 ...

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With the first week of winter officially underway, many local gardeners are adding compost, cuddling potted plants against the house and making room for outdoor plants to come indoors. Yet winterizing ...