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Printer Friendly Version. Understanding the USDA planting zones you live in can mean the difference between success and failure in your garden. Planting plants, vegetables and flowers that are appropriate for your US growing zone will make sure that your garden is happy and healthy year after year.
Then, when you are shopping for plants you should check the zone listed on the plant's tag or label to see if it is suited to your zone. Planting a perennial, shrub or tree whose hardiness zone is Zone 9 in an area that is in Zone 5 means that the plant is likely to freeze and die in winter.hen, when you are shopping for plants you should check the zone listed on the plant's tag or label to see if it is suited to your zone. Planting a perennial, shrub or tree whose hardiness zone is Zone 9 in an area that is in Zone 5 means that the plant is likely to freeze and die in winter.