In the news recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revised its plant hardiness zone map for the first time in more than a decade. As always, this is a hot topic in horticultural circles. What is ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Plant hardiness zones have long been a useful guideline for determining if what you're planting in your yard can handle cold temperatures. The USDA’s Agricultural Research team ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the latest version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map — the first update since 2012. The familiar color-coded map helps gardeners, farmers and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The USDA recently updated their Plant Hardiness Zone Maps (PHZM) to reflect the latest 30-year averages published by the National Weather Service. This map looks at the average coldest ...

“I’m counseling to take this as a very slight warming, very little change,” said Chris Daly, founder of the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University, which produced the hardiness zone map along ...

With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States has a diverse ecological footprint, so growing seasons differ slightly ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map uses weather data to map average annual extreme minimum ...

As gardeners and farmers across the country decide which plants to grow this spring, many look to plant hardiness zones for guidance. The U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) is divided into 13 plant ...

Are you getting ready to plant your spring bulbs? If so, you might want to check up on which plant zone you're in. A plant zone, or hardiness zone, is a region with a similar average minimum ...