Marian Denton misses the fig trees. She grew up in the country in what is now southeast Houston. Her father, Raymond Joachim, planted five kinds of fig trees in their black-gumbo back yard. He added ...

Gardeners, it certainly seems summer has arrived early this year as we’ve reached the lower 90s too often for us to consider this a mild spring! Several weeks remain before summer officially arrives, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / Jasenka Arbanas Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elderly man reaching for a ripe fig on a tree. - Westend61/Getty You can plant this low-maintenance fruit tree in your yard for an ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he tackles a major garden clean-up after a large fig tree branch falls, threatening his edible landscape. Watch as he assesses tree damage, carefully cuts branches ...

The past couple of weeks we’ve discussed plant diseases and pests…enough with the "darker side of gardening." Let’s redirect our focus to another area fruit! Figs (which are a personal favorite of ...