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Have you ever wondered what the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone is? It’s mentioned in every gardening article or the Farmer’s Almanac, but if you’re still not quite sure what it is or what zone you live in, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. hardiness_zone_maps__1__360 Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. This winter, when you're studying gardening magazines and seed catalogs to decide what to plant ...

The first day of spring will be here before you know it! And for green thumbs, that means planning and starting your seasonal garden. But before you buy your seeds, there's some very important ...

WASHINGTON — Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter ...