In November, the USDA released a new plant cold hardiness map. It shows St. Louis city and county now in Zone 7, indicating that our winters aren't as cold as they once were.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on the average annual minimum winter temperature. In 2023, the USDA released an updated hardiness zone map in response ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive at a location. Jennifer Brennan from Chalet ...

INDIANA, USA — New Plant Hardiness Zone maps updated by the US Department of Agriculture released this week show a drastically reduced Zone 5 throughout Indiana, while Zone 7 makes an appearance in ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Climate change is changing what can grow in your garden and when according to the USDA. The agency just released new maps showing the plant hardiness zones are shifting ...

The newest version of the map, released last November, is also based on three decades’ worth of data (1991–2020). And for the first time, the map is aligned with an interval of time known as a “ ...

This describes a plant’s cold tolerance. The zone map is updated once every 10 years to reflect changes in climate and most of our area is now considered half a zone warmer.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or U.S.D.A., shocked the gardening world by revising the plant hardiness zone map of the U.S. Only the plants were not surprised.

Home & Garden New Plant Hardiness Zone Map doesn’t reflect what happens in Texas most winters By Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram January 19, 2024 6:00 AM ...

Last updated in 2012, the new map codifies warming temperatures for Massachusetts’ planting zones. So what does that mean for gardeners as we head into another increasingly warm growing season?