About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York ...

I grew up in the New York City area that the current map conveniently ranks as zone 7a — the same as my Louisville, KY garden. Yet the low-temperature record in New York is nearly 10 degrees ...

The USDA’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows temperatures about 2.5 degrees higher in the United States than the previous version released in 2012. Most Popular 1 Washington teen develops […] ...

The new Plant Hardiness Zone Map reveals that about half of the country shifted to the next warmer half zone, when compared to the previous map, compiled in 2012. Contributed / USDA By Don Kinzler ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new plant hardiness zone map updated in November. The map was updated for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have ...

The 2012 map had me in Zone 8a (10 to 15 degrees) — while way back in 1990, I was in Zone 7b (5 to 10 degrees). Another example: Williamsburg, ZIP code 23185, has seen its zone change from 7a to ...

Map developers from USDA and Oregon State University, updated the plant hardiness zoning for half of the country based on 30 years of climate data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ” was updated Wednesday for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and ...

For example, a search for my Virginia Beach ZIP code, 23455, shows me in Zone 8b (15 to 20 degrees at its average coldest), or 5 degrees warmer than Zone 8a (10 to 15 degrees). The 2012 map had me ...