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Climate change complicates plant choices and care. Early flowering and late freezes can kill flowers like these magnolia blossoms. Matt Kasson, CC BY-ND With the arrival of spring in North America, ...

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INDIANA, USA — New Plant Hardiness Zone maps updated by the US Department of Agriculture released this week show a drastically reduced Zone 5 throughout Indiana, while Zone 7 makes an appearance in ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Earlier this past week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a press release announcing the new cold hardiness zones for the United States. This announcement ...

Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which moves much of the state in a warmer growing zone, should hold their horses — or trowels — before ...

The Department of Agriculture updated its searchable map of the country that shows how much average low temperatures have changed during the last 30 years, and half the country's lows were higher by 5 ...

Despite the development of a new plant hardiness map that puts Billings in a warmer climatic zone, local arborists Wednesday remained skeptical and cautioned against a rush to plant new trees or ...

Dear Master Gardener: I heard that with global warming, the Brainerd area is now zone 4. Can we successfully grow zone 4 plants now? Answer: According to the USDA, temperature updates to plant ...

As home gardeners leaf through colorful seed catalogs, dreaming of this summer’s edible bounty, farmers are already starting seeds in greenhouses across the state. Many are undoubtedly hoping for a ...