Discover houseplant of the year 2026. the National Garden Bureau reveal ficus to be the next 'it' plant. There's a type for every interior aesthetic.

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 ...

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated indoors from cuttings.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the “to do” list for this weekend for the Toths of Westerleigh: remove the buckets and wrapping from the fig tree in the yard to unleash a new season. The time will be right ...

Sure, the tallest trees on Earth are coastal redwoods, with one topping out at 380 feet. But the largest trees? They’re ficus trees. The champion ficus (the fig family) is thought to be a specimen ...

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 ...

Every year the National Garden Bureau selects one perennial, one annual, one bulb, one houseplant, one shrub, and one edible, as their “Year of the” plant designations. Plants are chosen based on ...

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 ...

Golden Gem ficus (Ficus altissima "Golden Gem") is a beautiful hybrid. In warm tropical weather of its native habitat, it can grow to a very sizeable tree — up to 100 feet. In central Ohio, Golden Gem ...