Hardiness Zones 101 The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The first zone lies at ...

Plant hardiness zone maps are, well, all over the map. Consider the number assigned to your zip code as a starting point. You may live right at the break between one zone and the other.

To check which zone you are in, head to USDA.gov and check out their Plant Hardiness Zone map. You can also enter your zip code on the page to find your zone.

Now that we’ve officially arrived at spring (calendar-wise, anyway), it’s time to get busy planting the 2025 landscape. This milestone doesn’t mean you can plant whatever you want whenever ...

This map from the USDA shows the "Plant Hardiness Zones" across the United States and is designed to help determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive at a location based on the ...

With the help of Oregon State University's PRISM Climate Group, the USDA updated its plant hardiness zone map in 2023 for the first time since 2012. The fresh-cut version accounts for changes in ...

Fort Collins might finally be past our "false spring" stage, but that doesn't mean it's safe to plant vegetables or perennials in the ground yet.

If you want to learn how to correctly time and prepare your garden after the last winter frost, find your region on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. This map shows your last expected frost date.