Adrian Higgins
Adrian Higgins
Columnist

Adrian Higgins has been writing about the intersection of gardening and life for more than 25 years, and joined the Post in 1994. He is the author of several books, including the “Washington Post Garden Book” and “Chanticleer, a Pleasure Garden.”

Latest by Adrian Higgins

It’s seed-starting time

It’s seed-starting time

Satisfy that gardening itch by selecting, buying and sowing seeds.

Winter of our disconnect

Winter of our disconnect

Amid a mild winter, the question on Groundhog Day is not so much when the season will end, but when it will start.

CANCELED: New plant map: How should you adjust your garden?

The Post's Adrian Higgins answers reader questions about the USDA's new plant hardiness zone map and what it means for D.C. area gardeners.

Plant map shifts area to warmer zone

Plant map shifts area to warmer zone

On Wednesday, the Department of Agriculture unveiled what most gardeners had known for years: a new plant hardiness zone map that shows generally warmer winter low temperatures than the department’s previous map from 1990.