Americans see gardening changes as 'plant hardiness zones' shift across half the U.S.

May 20, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-6d98) [Americans see gardening changes as 'plant hardiness zones' shift across half the U.S.]( Here's a quick tool to find out if your zone has changed due to warmer temperatures. Millions of American households [have a garden]( of some sort, whether they grow vegetables, fruits flowers or other plants. Gardening has always been a popular hobby, but [more Americans turned to tending plants during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic]( for both stress relief and to grow their own food so they could make less trips to the store. For many people, it's a seasonal ritual that's therapeutic and rewarding. But a shift is occurring in the [gardening]( world. Now, due to rising temperature data, half the country find themselves in a different ["plant hardiness zone"](—the zones that indicate what plants work well in an area and when to plant them. Gardeners rely on knowing their hardiness zone to determine what to plant and when, but they haven't been updated since 2012. [Read the story]( [Flight attendant gets entire plane to write down bits of marriage advice for bride-to-be]( She'll never forget this moment. A [bride-to-be]( was recently en route to Austin with a few of her gal pals to celebrate her bachelorette party. But little did she know that she’d be getting a cherished memory long before she reached her destination. A [flight attendant]( for their [Southwest]( flight announced over the PA system “we have royalty onboard,” and that this woman, Bri Kunkle, would soon be married. “She is quite the [princess](,” the attendant said before asking the other passengers for a favor. “I need a little help from every lady on the plane that is married or has been married. I’m going to walk up and down the aisle, and I’m going to give out a napkin,” she instructed. [Read the story]( upworthy upworthy Add a comment... [People are loving this woman's great argument for why everyone needs a ‘mean friend’]( An unexpected relationship goal. Not everyone is born to be assertive. There are billions of people on the planet so there are billions of different personalities. Some people are sweet and accommodating by nature while others...not so much. But there's something to be said about the people that have more of a [no nonsense approach]( to life–they tend to stick up for others. [Lydia Kyle]( recently uploaded a video to her Instagram page advocating for "sweet" people to have a "mean friend." In the video she explains that she watched a clip where a woman complained about the frat boys that live next to her who borrowed her porch swing without asking. The woman who was now missing a swing didn't march over and demand to get the swing back, instead she watched the group of guys use the swing that belongs on her porch. [Read the story]( [Texas family takes a $40 million hit to turn their massive ranch into a public park]( They chose conservation and the public good over a lucrative private development deal. Most people will never see a million dollars in their lifetime, much less tens of millions of dollars. Even fewer would pass up an easy opportunity to become $40 million richer, regardless of how wealthy they already are. That's what a family in Central [Texas]( did when private real estate developers from around the world offered upwards of $130 for their sprawling 1507-acre ranch. Instead of taking one of those huge real estate deals, they [chose to sell RGK Ranch to Travis County, Texas,]( for a reduced purchase price of $90 million—$30 million below its appraised value—so the land could be preserved as a [public park.]( [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](