Before you start, remember that some water-loving plants can prove invasive if they’re not properly managed, warns Mary Phillips, Head of Native Plant Habitat Strategy/Certifications at the ...

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. The new Zone 6 ...

Repka Budziak said she relies more on Holden records and interactions with local growers, as there are many factors to consider when it comes to plant survivability ... from Zone 5 to a warmer ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map ... where temperatures warmed as much as 5 degrees.

That represents a difference of 5 degrees warmer. Zones are commonly used by many agricultural producers, nurseries, plant suppliers ... covers agriculture and water issues for The Arizona ...

Now the southern half is Zone 7b, which is 0 to 5 degrees. So, what does this mean for the average gardener? Will there be some new and different plants at the nurseries that we can now plant?