Terms of use and disclaimer

Last updated November 6, 2026

By using this website you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

General information, not professional advice

Our guides give general gardening information, checked against university extension services and other public sources. They can't account for your exact plant, climate or situation, and they aren't a substitute for advice from a local extension office, a professional or, for anything involving health, a doctor or vet.

• Pets and people: if a pet or a person may have eaten a toxic plant, contact your vet, a doctor or a poison control center straight away rather than relying on this site.
• Pesticides and other products: always read and follow the product label and your local rules. The label is the legal instruction for that product.
• Frost and planting dates are long-term averages (1991–2020) for the nearest weather station. Any year can be earlier or later, and your garden can differ from the station.

Accuracy

We work hard to keep every page accurate and show when each was last checked, but we can make mistakes and sources can change. If you spot an error, please tell us. To the extent the law allows, we aren't responsible for loss or damage that comes from relying on information on this site.

Our content

The text and illustrations on this site are ours. You're welcome to link to any page or quote a short passage with a link back; please don't copy whole pages. Photos by others are used under the licenses credited beneath them. Frost dates come from NOAA and ZIP code locations from the U.S. Census Bureau, both public domain.

Links to other websites

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Changes

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