Even if you're a gardening novice, you've likely heard the term "gardening zones." This refers to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which breaks the entire ...

Location matters when it comes to planting delicate vegetables like peppers. To avoid ruin, always make sure to pop seedlings ...

If you've ever taken a look at the planting instructions for your seedlings, flowers, or seeds, you would've notice that each plant has a designated United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

Set yourself and your garden up for an easier and smoother start to spring ...

As you browse the garden and seed catalogs that are starting to arrive in your mailbox and read the details in the plant descriptions, you may wonder if a certain plant that really appeals to you will ...

Before wasting time, money and effort in the garden, you need to take a close look the USDA Planting Zones. Here is how to understand it. You don’t want to start planting your garden without knowing ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. This winter, when you're studying gardening magazines and seed catalogs to decide what to plant ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When shopping for plants, you might notice labels that specify ...

It's official: Gardeners and farmers can count on warmer weather. If that's you, it might be a good time to rethink those flower and vegetable beds for this year's growing season. That's the word from ...

These long, last summer days are beginning to pass by quickly. To make your garden minutes count, get in the habit of harvesting vegetables and herbs as a part of your evening meal preparation. A ...

The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, plant breeders and researchers to determine which plants are most likely to thrive in their location, based on ...

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 ...