Those mysterious numbers on plant tags hold the key to choosing the perfect plants for your region.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States ...

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 ...

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The United States is divided into 13 different plant hardiness zones, each with "A" and "B" subdivisions. This is a number assigned to a plant that tells you how cold of a temperature the plant can ...

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Last week, warm weather settled in over the midwest, leading to summer-like conditions. Record temperatures in the upper 80s ...

Plant labels, catalogs and magazines all mention that this-or-that plant is suitable for this-or-that “zone.” But what does “zone” really reference? And why should you care? If you search “hardiness ...

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 map ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — You now have a few more options at your local garden center. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It shows ...