Area gardening zones shift

The long-awaited revision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's zone hardiness map came out last week, and it confirms what a lot of us already knew: Winters are warmer.

Gardening Map Of Warming U.S. Has Plant Zones Moving North

Gardeners: Take heed. An updated plant map shows that the United States is getting warmer. That means spring planting may come earlier and some plants can tolerate new northern latitudes.

USDA Unveils New Gardening Zone Map

A new map will give garners in Montana a chance to turn over a new leaf for the first time in decades. Experts at Plant Land, a nursery in Kalispell, explained how the Department of Agriculture changed its map.

Gardening Map Changes for Global Warming

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map has changed to show as much as a 10-degree increase in some U.S. zones

Rochester gardening season extended

The new U.S. Department of Agriculture map of gardening zones moves Rochester up a half a zone.