The National Garden Bureau designated 2026 as the “Year of the Ficus.” Your first thought might be the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), the most commonly grown indoor ficus tree. Truth be told, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Nearly every winter, our fig tree dies back to its base – even though it’s growing in a sheltered place – and it doesn’t start producing figs again until summer. I’ll keep trying, however, because ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In a twist unrelated to the pandemic but a further reason to be down on 2020: our ficus hath not cometh. There is no fruit woven from that plant loom in the yard -- only leaves.

Many houseplants show changes during the winter months, and the ficus is no exception. Increased leaf loss is often noticed only after a few weeks when the plant becomes visibly sparser. This often ...

Even though it’s easier than ever to buy plants online, keeping them alive is still a challenge. So we’re digging up everything you need to care for every type of houseplant. Welcome to Plant Week.

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 ...