NOLA.com: Hardiness and heat zone maps help in choosing plants that thrive year-round Hardiness and heat zone maps help in choosing plants that thrive year-round Chicago Tribune: Gardeners see warmer hardiness zones for plants, but not by much Longtime master gardener John Nash, with more than 65 years of digging in the dirt, is a bit concerned that gardeners will take the news that they might be in slightly warmer zones for cold-hardy ... The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, plant breeders and researchers to determine which plants are most likely to thrive in their location, based on ... Recent weather has lot of gardeners gun-shy on what plants are hardy and what plants aren't.

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With so many choices, knowing what to choose can be a daunting task. While we do worry about plants that ... Chicago Tribune: Pay attention to hardiness zones listed for plants but consider other factors How accurate are the hardiness zones that I see listed for plants that I would like to try in my garden? I would like to try some plants that are listed as zone 6.

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Choosing plants that are appropriate ... Pay attention to hardiness zones listed for plants but consider other factors The Virginian-Pilot: Cold hardiness and heat zones tell how plants will survive winters and summers Cold hardiness and heat zones tell how plants will survive winters and summers