Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

A step-by-step guide to cultivating delicious figs at home. Figs are a delightful option for home gardeners, combining sweet, rich flavor and ease of care. Once established, fig trees require minimal ...

Stop shaking your fiddle-leaf’s trunk and buy a better planter. I live with about 30 houseplants, and despite all the plant-parent discourse I’ve seen online about how fickle a fiddle-leaf fig tree is ...

Fig trees, Ficus carica, are part of the huge Ficus genus which includes around 850 different species. There are thousands of different cultivars around the world. The fig originated in the Middle ...

It may not be easy — but it isn’t impossible, either. By Margaret Roach It looked like the best fig year ever, with maybe 20 fruits forming on my potted tree as the season progressed. But frost is ...

A lovely tropical plant is the Starlight fig tree (Ficus benjamina 'Starlight'). This fig has beautiful 2- to 4-inch apple-green leaves with white margins. Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA ...

For Mackenzie Roth, a 25-year-old film marketer based in Sherman Oaks, it began with a trip six months ago to the Home Depot in Glendale. An avid home gardener, Roth has filled her apartment with a ...

ONCE A HOUSEPLANT becomes so popular that Pottery Barn peddles a polyester version, its sophistication status shrivels faster than a thirsty fern. Consider the fiddle-leaf fig, hashtagged in 79,217 ...

Meghan Markle loves herself a fiddle leaf fig tree. So much so, she and Prince Harry have their California estate decorated with the trendy, air-purifying plant. And for those who want to follow ...

* What it is: Fignomenal is a recently introduced dwarf fig tree that’s geared to growing in pots. It’s capable of delivering fresh figs for weeks to northern gardeners. Discovered by Lloyd Traven at ...

A venerable Moreton Bay fig tree cracked open and fell at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument earlier this month. Replacing such a landmark tree — one that had, for 144 years, enthralled and ...