Japanese holly is valued for its adaptability,' Alex says, 'growing well down to US hardiness zone 5 and tolerating full sun or deep shade,' Japanese holly live plants are available from Perfect ...

Gardens can wither away in a Southern summer, which is why we need reliable flowering shrubs. These easy summer-blooming ...

As temperatures warm across America, growing zones for flowers, shrubs, and trees are shifting northward. ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6 ZONE 7 ZONE 8 ZONE 9 The maps above show how so-called plant ...

I could, of course, buy only plants listed as hardy to zone 5, but where’s the fun in that? I can get zone 5 plants here. I have a variety of strategies for growing plants that have no business ...

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 ...

Plants are the answer ... choose varieties that work in your USDA Hardiness Zone. Then dig a hole twice as wide and just as deep as the pot. Rough up the root ball with your hands a bit to ...

Decide if you prefer evergreen or deciduous privacy shrubs. Deciduous shrubs and bushes drop their leaves, so you may have different levels of privacy throughout the year. "Evergreens provide year ...

Here in Yakima and the surrounding area, we are now placed in hardiness zone 6b, which has an average minimum temperature of 0 to minus-5 degrees Farenheit. The plants you choose to grow should be ...