Oregano plants are typically hardy down to zone 4, but no matter how cold your region is, you can keep them alive until ...

When you plant rain garden plants, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick ...

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

What zone is your landscape in? If you knew that, you might get a better understanding of what can grow in your yard. You can figure out your landscape profile by using a number of plant-hardiness ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map confirms what gardeners have been noticing for years – our winters aren’t as cold as they used to be. USDA just released new ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. If you are like me, you buy new perennials, trees and shrubs every year. Most plants sold locally are hardy, but not all. It’s good to know the “zone ...

When spring arrives, gardeners are ready to buy plants, and many times we are trying something new and different. View full sizeIllustration by Kenneth Harrison / The Times-Picayune One of the most ...

Our natural world is blessed with mountains, trees, flowers, rivers, and other wonders. Within this nature, there are also beautiful man-made spaces—gardens. What makes a garden truly special is its ...

Magnolia trees are cherished for their showy, fragrant blossoms in early spring. Common in southern landscapes, magnolias are ...

As temperatures warm across America, growing zones for flowers, shrubs, and trees are shifting northward. ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6 ZONE 7 ZONE 8 ZONE 9 The maps above show how so-called plant ...