On Wednesday, the Department of Agriculture unveiled what most gardeners had known for years: a new plant hardiness zone map that shows generally warmer winter low temperatures than the department ...

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions.

This weekend, thousands of gardeners will be picking out plants and putting them in the ground over Memorial Day. When you go, look for the USDA Zone Guide at your local nursery or garden center.

The plant hardiness map is divided into a total of 13 zones, each zone representing a 10-degrees-Fahrenheit range of temperatures.Each zone is further divided into two half zones, with each of ...

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.

The map charts 13 zones nationally using 5-degree temperature divisions, each number corresponding to a Zone A and B (1A, 1B, etc.). Massachusetts ranges from 5A (in the Berkshires) to 7B (at the ...

The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which helps determine what plants are most likely to survive harsh temperatures, divides the country into 13 zones, each representing a band of 10 degrees ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new map of the nation's growing zones that confirms what many gardeners and farmers already know: Winters are warmer.

Use the map as a tool in making plant selections. ... The map was first created in 1960, small revisions were made in 1965, major revisions in 1990 and now the fourth update in 2012.

With the recent development of an enhanced Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided farmers and gardeners a more accurate guide to planting in ...

Freezing weather may make it hard to believe, but many Chicago-area gardeners — and their plants — are now living in a slightly warmer world, according to a new version of the USDA&#821… ...