This article was originally featured on The Conversation. With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, ...

The United States is divided into 13 different plant hardiness zones, each with "A" and "B" subdivisions. This is a number assigned to a plant that tells you how cold of a temperature the plant can ...

Those mysterious numbers on plant tags hold the key to choosing the perfect plants for your region.

Travel is always a gratifying experience for us plant lovers because of the many opportunities to learn something new about the botanical world. Not only are we introduced to plants that don’t grow in ...

Q: Could you please explain climate zones and how important it is to select plants appropriate for your climate zone? When I shop for plants online, I make sure that the plant will grow in Zone 9 (my ...