Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. Can you tell me what is wrong with my hibiscus and what I should do? I noticed ...

Move over fiddle leaf fig, there’s a new trendy ficus in town Reviewed by Barbara Gillette A close relative of the fiddle leaf fig, ficus Audrey is easier to grow and care for indoors and has a ...

A viewer named John recently shared a photo of his 10-foot ficus plant that lives inside his home, and it has a touching story attached. John got the plant as a seedling as a present for his wife when ...

Ficus trees outside Universal Studios were severely cut back in July, reducing shade for striking actors and writers and potentially harming the trees' long-term health. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / ...