Grumpy helps a reader struggling with what to grow in their sun-drenched yard. Plus, Grumpy’s plant of the month.

As USDA’s Seasonal Produce Guide notes, variety appears throughout the year when we keep an open eye. Matching that variety ...

When picking plants to grow in your garden, it’s easy to just go with what you like or whatever plants your neighbors grow.

Members of the Aster and Symphyotrichum genera are long-beloved plants with a wide range of nativity across North America.

My garden has mostly shady areas with a small sunny bed. After visiting a garden center over the weekend, I am finding it very difficult to decide which plants to buy. Can you please suggest specific ...

The map comes as California sees increasing frequency and severity of wildfires — four out of five of California’s ...

As plant hardiness zones shift from climate change, gardeners must rethink their choices. Discover what these changes mean ...

For example: Maps generated by Climate Central show that as our climate has warmed due to heat-trapping carbon pollution, plant hardiness zones have shifted north toward higher latitudes and ...

Known to have an appetite for flowers and greens ... your hardiness zone (the region is home to zones 6a through 7b). You can find a hardiness map at planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

Known to have an appetite for flowers and greens ... your hardiness zone (the region is home to zones 6a through 7b). You can find a hardiness map at planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

Plant hardier vegetables when ... Fort Collins is in USDA hardiness zone 5b, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture map, so take note of that when choosing plants for year-round hardiness.

The United States Department of Agriculture has a plant hardiness zone map. It helps gardeners understand which plants are best for each location. The current growing zone map consists of 13 zones ...