The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

So, when is the best time of day to water your lawn? And how often should you do it? There are a lot of factors involved ...

We are three weeks away from planting warm-loving vegetables in the Grand Rapids area and Muskegon and Flint/Saginaw/Bay City/Midland. Northern Michigan is are about a month away from mass planting.

However, we all know early May and even sometimes mid-May can be risky with planting. Whether it is your favorite annuals or vegetables for your garden, many in West Michigan are itching to start ...

Sometime around then, most planting zones encounter what is known as the last frost date, which is the experts' best guess, based on averages, of when your last hard freeze will be. The cherry ...