If you click on Your Houzz, then click Edit Profile, then click Advanced Settings, a field for USDA zone will show up near the bottom. FIll it in with what you would like to show, then click Update Settings.

There were a lot of hiccups at the beginning of the changeover. Some of them really should have been anticipated, so the end result was the Houzz techies were playing catchup for at least a month, and it seems there are still platforms out there with fairly serious issues. However, the biggest issue is probably going to be keeping new members informed on the tricks and tips people have discovered over time.

If you go to your profile page, and click "Edit Profile", you'll see the area for your "user name" under "Account Information", and another area under "Profile Information" with your "First name (publicly displayed)". My "user name" was converted to "aquaeyes_gw" and "AquaEyes" was already taken. So I left the new "user name" but changed my "First name" to read "AquaEyes 7a", and my "Last name" to read "New Jersey". Once I did that, it stayed that way.

:-)

~Christopher

By the way, zone is not enough info. P{;ease incl;use your state. New York City is different from Salt Lake or ABQ.

Thank you to both of you!! I used Advanced Settings to enter my location and zone, and voila!

I am so glad someone asked this question. I was wondering about the same thing for a long time and could not figure it out! Thank you!

bumping this up. To quote Mad Gallica:

If you click on Your Houzz, then click Edit Profile, then click Advanced
Settings, a field for USDA zone will show up near the bottom. FIll it
in with what you would like to show, then click Update Settings.

It would also be great if members not located in the US and CA could add their country as well as the zone to their user name.

Thanks Sharlene

My zone changed from 4b to 5a

Useful information for new users

I wish everyone would enter their state and zone, or at least their zone.

I was involved at the beginning of a separatist lawn care forum many years ago after infighting here resulted in banning a bunch of very good people. Anyway I suggested they create a custom sign up which requires the person's location as a required field. For the most part that has worked perfectly with a few outliers who just don't get it and put in something like USA. Apparently they're afraid we're all coming over for the 4th of July.

As most garden people know, the USDA zone is good for selecting plants which are hardy in cold weather. But that is the limit of the benefit of that zone designation. In order to help people we need to know at least something about the soil and climate during the growing season. I'm thrilled to get a town name.

There are a few areas where people tend to give you their region. Los Angeles. Ugh! If you are familiar with the area you know that it contains just about every zone from tropical to tundra. If you are from the LA area we really need the town and sometimes which side of the freeway you're on.

4th of July! Thanks for the invite. I'll note my appointment book!