Climate change is showing its colors on a new map that reveals the coldest temperatures at which crops can survive – known as a “plant hardiness zone”. The map, created by the US Department of ...

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 ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - With current cold temperatures hitting us hard, it becomes a common question, “what is our normal winter weather?” Who defines our “normal” winter weather? And how do we select ...

A new version of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map has just released by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it's big news for gardeners who rely on the data to determine which plants can survive ...

Last month, there was big news in the plant world, and while it shows the weather has been warming in recent years in Southeastern North Carolina, you might just want to wait a few decades before ...

Gardeners here and on social media have been all in a “tizzy” about the USDA assigning new gardening zones. So what is a gardening zone? The USDA divides North America into 11 hardiness zones. Zone 1 ...

If you have ever studied the purchase of most any outdoor plant, you will run across numbers and the term “zones.” These are crucial to get right for long-term success of plants in your landscape.

Dallas-area gardeners have known for years the region is warmer than its official status as USDA Zone 7. The government acknowledged the fact on Jan. 25 with the release of its updated Plant Hardiness ...

Easton Kinnebrew with his first year harvest of olvies at New Era Farms in Americus, Georgia. Stephanie and Easton Kinnebrew Climate change is showing its colors on a new map that reveals the coldest ...