With spring underway, we’re all keen to get out into our yards and spruce up our gardens. I've already got a list of seeds to plant in April to refresh my borders, including a Euphorbia characias ...

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Before venturing to the nursery, ask yourself, "What gardening zone am I in?" This important detail can make or break your planting plans. Of course, seasons look different across the country. Petals ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Covering garden beds for winter can protect from frost damage, but is it really necessary? Garden experts we asked said yes, ...