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With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States has a diverse ecological footprint, so growing seasons differ slightly ...

Low temperature is a crucial factor in the survival of plants at specific locations, but it's not the only thing for gardeners to keep in mind when selecting plants and locations for them to grow.

Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature of ...

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This past winter was one of the warmest and wettest on record. What do these weather extremes mean for the plants in your garden? The answer isn’t simple. One tool to help is the U.S. Department of ...

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 ...