Garden Zones Map
The 2012 usda plant hardiness zone map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location.
Garden zones map. To see larger maps of the u s. These are areas which range in minimum temperatures from 60 degrees fahrenheit to 70 degrees fahrenheit. Planting zones are areas you can find on a growing zone map that show exactly which plants are best suited to thrive in your given area or zone.
The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature divided into 10 degree f zones. Planting zones or growing zones are illustrated on a map known as the usda plant hardiness zone map. The us department of agriculture divided out the map of the us in areas which range from planting zone 1a to planting zone 13b.
Answering the question how do i go about finding my hardiness zone is as easy as locating where you live on the map. Department of agriculture usda and natural resources canada nrc. This map divides the united states into 11 separate zones each of which are then divided into a and b.
Click save full map button to download the map to your computer. Based on the usda hardiness zone map this interactive version covers the country of united kingdom which ranges from zone 6b to zone 10b. Click on the map to display a pop up window with the plant hardiness zone average temperature and temperature range.
Click preview map button to view the map. The two most commonly referenced hardiness zone maps are those produced by the u s. Plant hardiness zone maps for neighboring countries france hardiness zone map.
Each growing zone is 10 f warmer or colder in an average winter than the adjacent zone. You ve probably run across the usda plant hardiness zone map or references to it in garden magazines and books as well as on seed packets or in plant catalogs. To pan and zoom use your mouse and scroll wheel the arrow keys on your keyboard or the zoom slider on the left side of your map.