Karen Mitchell, Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist, provided insights in an NPR article titled “New hardiness zones won’t change much, but Indiana gardeners try out new plants.” Her contributions offer valuable perspectives on the impact of changes to Indiana’s hardiness zones and how Indiana gardeners are adapting. The article includes an interactive map showing the dramatic changes from the 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Map to the recently released map. “Even though there’s a dramatic change in the looks of the hardiness map, it’s not going to dramatically change how we garden,” Mitchell said.