October is far past peak planting season for many flowers, but these perennials will thrive when planted once temperatures ...

Due to the threat of frost and cold weather, avoid planting this blooming perennial in fall - regardless of how well it does in your USDA Hardiness Zone.

Answered by Mark Bernskoetter, Master Gardener of Greene County. Plant hardiness should be a vital consideration when you purchase a plant, whether by mail order or even at a local nursery. When you ...

Below is a list of Zone 6 plants and trees that gardeners might try -- after doing lots of research on growing conditions and how to nurse the plants along to maturity, of course. The suggestions are ...

Every longtime gardener has a list of tough flowering perennials they consult when they need a dependable plant. My criteria for selecting the plants on this list are simple: They must be “tough,” ...

It’s that almost-February time of year, when Kansas City gardeners begin plotting. Hmmmmm. What to plant? As of this week, they’re getting new advice from the federal government: A wider variety of ...

A map relied upon by many of America's 80 million gardeners and growers just got its first update in more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows warmer ...

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 ...