If you've ever taken a look at the planting instructions for your seedlings, flowers, or seeds, you would've notice that each plant has a designated United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Top view of flowers in pots with gardening tools on grey floor. Before venturing to the nursery, ask yourself, "What gardening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate change complicates plant choices and care. Early flowering and late freezes can kill flowers like these magnolia blossoms.

As you browse the garden and seed catalogs that are starting to arrive in your mailbox and read the details in the plant descriptions, you may wonder if a certain plant that really appeals to you will ...

April is the month most home gardeners have been waiting for. Days are getting longer, soil is waking up, and the nursery ...

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 ...

One of the most important details on a plant tag is the hardiness zone. Many new gardeners notice these numbers but are unsure what they mean. Hardiness zones indicate the winter temperatures a plant ...

It's official: Gardeners and farmers can count on warmer weather. If that's you, it might be a good time to rethink those flower and vegetable beds for this year's growing season. That's the word from ...

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Plant labels, catalogs and magazines all mention that this-or-that plant is suitable for this-or-that “zone.” But what does “zone” really reference? And why should you care? If you search “hardiness ...