The USDA updated its map of plant hardiness zones for the first time in over a decade. The new map shows that half the country has shifted to warmer zones. The updated zones could allow gardeners to ...
The Trump administration has confirmed it would not use $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits flowing into ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Iowa is warming up, at least a little bit. Updated in November for the first time since 2012, the map, a standard guide to ...
Tim Kohlhauff remembers the days when his hometown of Spokane, Washington was in zone 5b on the Plant Hardiness Zone Map. When he was growing up, daisies, rhododendrons, and azaleas were always ...
The United States Department of Agriculture released an updated version of last year's Plant Hardiness Map to offer a guide for gardeners to understand which plants can survive and thrive based on the ...
New hardiness zones mean gardeners and growers amy need to re-think their planting plans. When it comes to gardening and growing, there's a map that is the gold standard for determining what plants ...
The USDA published an update of a standard gardening tool, its Plant Hardiness Zone Map on Nov. 15. You probably missed this news, but it’s likely to affect the selection of plants offered at your ...
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 of Agriculture ...
A federal judge has rejected USDA’s request to retain wetland map rules from 2020 that were declared invalid in a previous decision. An environmental nonprofit claimed the 2020 rules allowed USDA to ...