With the first week of winter officially underway, many local gardeners are adding compost, cuddling potted plants against the house and making room for outdoor plants to come indoors. Yet winterizing ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor. By Remy Tumin ...

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not a perennial will grow in a given location is often buried in local community lore, but the US Department of Agriculture ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, ...

A new study warns that the planet’s climate zones could undergo dramatic shifts within the next 77 years. As global temperatures rise, research shows that up to half of Earth’s land area could ...

URBANA, Ill. — On a cold, blustery January day, it may be hard to remember that 2023 was the hottest year on record. But the newest update to the plant hardiness map, in which half the country shifted ...

With 2024 on track to be declared the hottest on record, scientists from IIASA and Columbia University have noticed that specific regions are consistently more affected by extreme temperatures. A new ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely ...

Over the past several years, you could talk to any home gardener and they would increasingly be able to tell you firsthand how they’d had to adapt their gardening plans in response to fluctuating ...