Since 1951, Boston has been in planting zone 7a, but the winters here are warming. Our coldest annual temperatures have risen ...

The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their ...

We’re at the precipice of a mass extinction, of all plants across the East Coast,” said Prof. Bethany Bradley of UMass. “If we do nothing, we do more harm.” ...

WITH TODAY’S WEATHER EXTRA. GARDENERS AND FARMERS RELY ON PLANTING ZONES TO KNOW WHAT GROWS BEST LOCALLY. BUT ZONES ARE SHIFTING NORTH DUE TO WARMING AND HEAT TRAPPING POLLUTION AT A RATE OF ...

a shifting cast of songbirds and woodpeckers, a family of portly racoons, and a nesting pair of kestrels all called the tree home. When planting new trees, I often think of the longevity and ...