The USDA cautions against using the plant hardiness zones, which are based on 30-year averages, as indicators for climate change. But gardeners say the maps reflect one of the ways they’re ...

At last. Finally, there’s an updated official government resource out there that gardeners all across the land can blame for any failed planting efforts. OK, maybe not for all failed plantings, but at ...

Lisa Mills of Nicole’ s Greenhouse and Florist in Pembroke shows some of the plants that need extra protection during the winter months. Lisa Mills of Nicole’s Greenhouse and Florist in Pembroke shows ...

As spring nears, many are wondering what we should or shouldn’t grow now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its plant zone hardiness map and moved parts of Minnesota from Zone ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The government's colorful map of planting zones, most often seen on the back of seed packets, is changing, illustrating a hotter ...

Twin Cities gardeners know the drill: Look for plants marked Zone 4 or lower to survive the winter deep cold. It might be time to reconsider that strategy. Last week, the U.S. Department of ...