When planning your garden, knowing your plant hardiness zone is crucial for selecting plants that will thrive in your climate ...

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When fall weather arrives, it’s time to start thinking about preparing your plants for winter. Crepe myrtles are no exception ...

Longtime master gardener John Nash, with more than 65 years of digging in the dirt, is a bit concerned that gardeners will take the news that they might be in slightly warmer zones for cold-hardy ...

In the Eastern Fraser Valley, early November has always been considered the deadline for having all our plants ready for winter. Based on past experience, we know that those infamous, northeasterly, ...

BURLINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures. But with our warming climate many parts of our state have moved to higher ...

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 ...

With their bold colors and wide choice of cultivars, azaleas provide vibrant beauty in the garden. However, when and how to winterize azaleas will vary depending on the species you're growing and your ...

Growing zones, also referred to as hardiness zones, are geographical areas categorized based on average annual minimum winter temperatures in order to determine which plants are likely to thrive in a ...

Are you getting ready to plant your spring bulbs? If so, you might want to check up on which plant zone you're in. A plant zone, or hardiness zone, is a region with a similar average minimum ...

Recent cold temperatures may have some wondering about the effects on landscape plants. In general, uniformly cold temperatures will not damage dormant and hardy plants. Low temperature injury is more ...