Although flowers and vegetables tend to get all the gardening glory, there is definitely something to be said for shrubs as well. Woody and perennial, and typically growing less than 15 feet fall, ...

Have you ever looked at the tag on a plant at your local garden center and been perplexed that it says something like “Zones 5-9”? This number refers to the “hardiness zones” defined by the U.S.

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Zones are divided into 5-degree F half zones, which are lettered "a" (northern) or "b" (southern). For example, the coldest hardiness zone in the lower 48 states on the new map, 3a, covers small ...

Question: How can I make sure I am buying landscape plants that are adapted to our climate? Answer: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a climate zone map so we can select plants that are ...

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 ...