STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sea breezes ruffled the floppy leaves of potted fig and fruit trees temporarily on display in St. George at the 14th annual Fig Fest. The collection of ficus af-fig-ionados took ...

When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on your gardening activities this summer. I garden because I ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Tammy provides care tips for fiddle-leaf figs and suggests some fuss-free alternatives. The beauty of fiddle-Leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) comes at a price - they can be a very fussy plant. So if yours is ...

Most gardeners are familiar with just a few kinds of fig plants, classified botanically as Ficus. But Ficus is a genus of 800 species of trees, shrubs and vines mostly native to India, Africa and ...

In some parts of Santa Monica, the preferred obscenity is "Oh, fig!" We are cursed with aging ficus trees that City Hall refuses to remove. Note that a ficus is basically a fig tree. Each tree ...

Ficus carica, commonly known as the fig, has long been appreciated both for its culinary appeal and its therapeutic potential. Recent advances in agronomy and biotechnology have fostered improved ...

For many gardeners, 2016 may be called the Year of the Fig. Fig trees are loaded with fruit, which is a welcome change from the past two years, when winter damage lowered the harvest. The common fig ...