The USDA has updated the geographic zones that help gardeners select plants that are suitable for their regions. Learn why the map changed—and whether your area was affected.

Natural Resources Canada is hoping to release an updated version of Canada's plant hardiness zones map in 2024. The last time it was updated was in 2014.

Map developers from USDA and Oregon State University, updated the plant hardiness zoning for half of the country based on 30 years of climate data.

What Are Plant Hardiness Zones? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for creating a plant hardiness zone map.

USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The new map — developed by USDA’s ...

Map via USDA. Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not a perennial will grow in a given location is often buried in local community lore, but the US Department ...

New plant hardiness zone map impacts gardening The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, plant breeders and researchers to determine which plants ...

The development of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is a testament to the importance of adapting agricultural practices to local climates.

Knowing where your home is on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is important, but so is understanding your Southern climate zone if you want to choose perennials, trees, and shrubs that will ...

Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones Plant hardiness zones are rules that inform gardeners what plants can withstand the local weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designed a map that ...

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023. For ...