The first time I tasted a fresh-picked farmstand peach was unforgettable. Before then, I thought of peaches as the slightly crunchy, fuzzy, mealy, or more-tart-than-sweet grocery store variety, or...

It's a frustrating gardening scenario: you plant a fig tree, watch it grow, and wait for the first crop of fruit...which never comes. Or it starts to come, but then falls off before ripening. Or...

The rewards of growing a fig tree are undeniable - they are beautiful, relatively easy to care for, and the flavor of homegrown figs is infinitely superior to store-bought. But a gardener who decides...

I try to be a good plant parent and provide everything my fig trees need to thrive (and produce tons of fruit!). Fig trees grown in the ground aren't too needy, since their far-reaching roots have...

It's rare to find fresh figs in a grocery store, and when you do they tend to be severely lacking in flavor. Figs have to ripen on the tree and will only stay fresh for a few days, so they don't...

I love having fig trees growing in containers around my garden and patio. It's such a great way to save space while still getting a good crop of fruit. But I have to be honest, I don't love the look...