Walking out into your yard and plucking fresh fruit from a tree sounds like a fantasy, but you can make it your reality, and ...

When picking plants to grow in your garden, it’s easy to just go with what you like or whatever plants your neighbors grow.

USDA zones are based on averages, not isolated events, and plants can be killed if the temperatures in the winter dip too low regardless of what the new map says. “The other thing on top of it ...

These zones are specifically designed to be the high-temperature counterpart to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zones, which are based on minimum cold temperatures. The AHS Plant Heat Zone Map identifies ...

In 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) for the first time in 10 years. The new Map draws on more than 30 years of data, utilizing ...

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones ranging from zone 1 (coldest) to zone 13 (warmest), the USDA notes.

The hardiness map created by the USDA is meant for perennial plants, the ones that come back every year. With annuals, just check your local weather forecast to see when is a good time to take it ...

The USDA Hardiness Zone Map, the arbiter of cold hardiness for plants, underwent a massive revamping in November, throwing the gardening world into a bit of chaos.As a new gardening season dawns ...

The hardiness zone map is not a guarantee your plant will survive. It's important to understand that the USDA hardiness zone is an indication of which plants are most likely to thrive in a location.

Zones 2–10 were further subdivided into two 5-degree half zones termed “a” and “b.” Others, like the Arbor Day Foundation and Sunset, have since published their own plant hardiness maps, but the USDA ...

I was asked by several people about my reaction to the change in the USDA’s plant hardiness zone map in 2023. I prefer to use Sunset’s Western Garden climate zone maps.