STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In isolation from neighbors in the midst of the pandemic, fig gardeners take comfort in their budding crops. Will it be a juicy season for ficus farmers in the Northeast? By now ...

Figs are a delightful option for home gardeners, combining sweet, rich flavor and ease of care. Once established, fig trees require minimal maintenance, are drought-tolerant, and can adapt to various ...

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 ...

I forgot to buy my boyfriend a birthday present this year. It’s not my fault. He forgot to remind me. Weeks before the important day, I asked him if he wanted a bare-root fig tree. I even researched ...

What’s that artfully placed potted tree you’ve seen in every single home design spread and roughly 28,241+ Instagram posts to date? Fiddle-leafs in every shape and size at Mickey Hargitay Plants ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This is Danny Gentile, a retired police officer turned fig farmer. He lives in Tottenville and tends over 150 fig trees. And, as a tour of his yard is featured, he is here to ...

A friend gave me a beautiful potted fig tree this summer, with several small, very young and very green fruits already hanging among the leaves. Alas, just a few of those ever ripened in the not-ideal ...