Don't let your vacation ruin your garden. These plants for Southern USDA Zones are meant to stand up to drought, heat, pests, ...

It's hard to recall after this summer's heat, but last winter got cold. Real cold. Like down to less than 10 degrees cold. Those kind of temperatures requires USDA Zone 7 plants, when the ...

INDIANA, USA — New Plant Hardiness Zone maps updated by the US Department of Agriculture released this week show a drastically reduced Zone 5 throughout Indiana, while Zone 7 makes an appearance in ...

5 plants with thorns and spines to avoid in family gardens Regardless of where you live or your US hardiness zone , there are many thousands of trees, shrubs and perennials to choose from.

Before I dig up the elephant ears I cut back the stems to about 3-5 inches; this makes it easier to dig up the plants. Be sure not to cut into the plant. I then wash off excess soil.

Not every Zone 6 plant will survive here, she pointed out, but many are worth a chance. The map change also means that more varieties of plants may be available in local stores, ...

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 ...

On Nov. 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the first time it's done so since 2012. According to a release from the USDA, the new ...

Plant labels, catalogs, books and websites all classify plants according to the USDA hardiness zones. On the new map, Chicago is in Zone 6 rather than the slightly colder Zone 5.

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 11 ... 5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away. Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand. Top view of rosemary plant growing outdoors in a pot.

5 Winter Plants You Should Put in Now. For a little color during the drab days of winter, ... Best Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9 (Central Florida, West Coast, Southwest, Southeast, ...

I’m heading south again, just for a few days. I need to make sure my granddaughter is being properly raised. And I will doubtless hit the garden centers with her. I think 18 months is old eno… ...