As a new gardening season dawns, Seattle has landed in Zone 9a — the same zone as northern Florida. According to the USDA, about half of the country edged up half a zone, the equivalent of 5 ...

Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important to maximize the spring season's potential. A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature.

rain-heavy climate of Seattle and drier, inland Tucson. If you'd like to view the zone for your area, you can use the USDA's interactive map to find the plant hardiness zone in your exact ...

If you live in USDA hardiness zone 8 and are not sure what to plant, here is a comprehensive list of ones you should consider ...

Hardiness zones are a guide and not the only factor ... For example, the plants that thrive in low elevation, rainy and coastal Seattle are much different than those that prefer high elevation ...

That’s where knowing your plant hardiness zone comes in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has devised a plant hardiness map that divides the country into 13 planting zones based on ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York ...

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers ...