The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter in ...

Question: What do you think of the USDA hardiness zones versus the Sunset gardening zones? Which do you prefer? Why are there two systems? It is confusing! Answer: Most of us gardening in and around ...

Question: I’m confused about climate zones. Sunset garden books give the Willamette Valley a different number than USDA gives. Please explain. Answer: Good question. This is the time of year — garden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. hardiness_zone_maps__1__360 Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone map, the first update since 2012. This new map is a tool used to help gardeners and growers ...

Farmers aren’t the only ones who start the day by checking the weather report. Backyard gardeners do it, too. We like to be warned if frosts or polar vortexes are headed our way. If all I grew were ...

Plant growers and gardeners in the U.S. have new guidance for which perennial plants could flourish, or perish in their area. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a new version of its ...

BURLINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures. But with our warming climate many parts of our state have moved to higher ...