The USDA plant hardiness zones are a guide to help gardeners select plants that can survive outside for many years.

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners, growers and Nashville landscaping company Gardens of Babylon can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive.

So, the new map shows us in Zone 7B instead of Zone 7A – a difference of 5 degrees. Most of the country shifted in this manner with the warming trend showing a plus 3.2 degrees overall.

Plant for Zones 8a or 7b, plants that can survive a winter temperature of 5 F or 10 F. You'll have better odds of not having to replace that plant (i.e., buy it again) over the next decade.

Find the zone that covers where you live then go to Google to find which plants will thrive in your zone. Around here, the USDA map shows most of Southeast Tennessee as Zone 7b, with some areas of 7a.

Credit: USDA On the 2012 map, most of Long Island was in zone 7a, with winter lows of 0 to 5 degrees.. On the updated map, the region is nearly all zone 7b, with winter lows of 5 to 10 degrees.

What growing zone is Tennessee in? With Tennessee's diverse landscape and climate, there are multiple different growing zones, or plant hardiness zones, in the Volunteer State.

Gardeners should always look at their growing climate before choosing plants for their landscapes. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners can determine which plants ...

We’ve talked about growing zones recently, but we are in growing zone 7b. Plants with growing zone numbers higher than 7 are likely going to need to be indoors if you want them to survive the ...

The USDA plant hardiness zones are a guide to help gardeners select plants that can survive outside for many years.