The USDA released an updated version of the Hardiness Zone Map, with adjusted zones and more helpful online features.

Bulb Forcing For Beginners and the Seriously Smitten
by Art Wolk
255 pages, hardcover
AAB Book Publishing Company LLC, 2012
List price: $32.95
Gardeners are known to force bulbs into bloom during the dark days of winter, especially gardeners who …

We love ‘Fat Albert’ spruce (Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’) for its short, wide stature and its blue needles.

How far apart should I space different plants?

We love winter heath (Erica carnea) for its early bloom and evergreen presence. Deer resistant.

I am really feeling anxious for spring! It seems counterintuitive, but because winter here in my area has been abnormally warm and snowless, it is beginning to feel extra long.

The choices are endless when it comes to growing plants from seed. Watch this video to help you decide what seeds to buy.

We love dwarf sweetbox (Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis) for its very fragrant late winter flowers and its evergreen foliage.

Here’s the schedule for large spring flower and garden shows around the country. Plan a gardener’s day out!

Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’s Own
by Jenna Woginrich
184 pages
Storey Publishing, 2011
List price: $14.95
Memoirs are my favorite kind of gardening books to read. They’re chock full of experiences I can relate to, …

With this video you’ll learn how to grow mushrooms indoors.