Key Takeaways Use winter to plan your garden so spring planting is organized and successful.Know your USDA hardiness zone and ...

If you're interested in growing your own fruit trees but live in a colder climate, you still have options. Consider this ...

Keeping evergreens alive through the winter begins during the growing season, by paying attention to choosing plants carefully, selecting the right location, and watering adequately. You can head off ...

Dean Colony of Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty checks on his pumpkin crop July 9. Colony grows around 40 varieties of the fall-harvest gourds. Colony checks on the health of the plants as ...

If you are wondering whether that shrub, flower, or tree that you saw in a magazine or catalog will grow well in your garden, using a hardiness zone map is your best bet to ensure success. A hardiness ...

Now that we’ve officially arrived at spring (calendar-wise, anyway), it’s time to get busy planting the 2025 landscape. This milestone doesn’t mean you can plant whatever you want whenever you want, ...

Things are heating up in Lancaster County gardens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the most recent USDA plant hardiness zone map released in 2023, half of the country, including ...

With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States has a diverse ecological footprint, so growing seasons differ slightly ...

While this region is getting a break in winter weather this month February, the beginning of the year brought some pretty frigid temperatures. “You may not think about your plants out in the lawn or ...

Q. What are microclimates and why are they important in gardening? Gardeners throughout the U.S. should be familiar with the USDA plant hardiness zones which are based on minimum winter temperatures.