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She explains that just as hardiness zones help determine the best time to plant, they also guide pruning schedules. "Some plants should only be pruned when they’re dormant," she says.

But knowing the new hardiness zone will help you when shopping for new plants by telling you if a labeled plant will thrive in your area. It should also remind you that artificial measures to keep ...

In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reissued its plant hardiness map, a planning tool that offers the “average annual extreme minimum” winter temperatures for perennial plants.

The USDA published its first Plant Hardiness Zone map in 1960 making 10 hardiness zones in the United States based upon 10 degree Fahrenheit gradients. Then, in 1990 a major overhaul of the map ...

The 2023 USDA plant hardiness zone map shows the areas where plants can be expected to grow, based on extreme winter temperatures. Darker shades (purple to blue) denote colder zones, phasing ...

For example, tropical Bird of Paradise flowers are suitable for growing in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 to 12, so there’s probably no point planting this if you don’t have warm winters ...

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter ...

The new Plant Hardiness Zone Map reveals that about half of the country shifted to the next warmer half zone, when compared to the previous map, compiled in 2012.

If you search “hardiness zone,” “heat zone” or “planting zone,” a colorful United States map will pop up. On the hardiness zone map, you can quickly find Jacksonville and know that we ...