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 ...

Weeping fig whose scientific name if Ficus benjamina, known as benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to ...

Q: This is the saddest Ficus I’ve ever seen. I bought it in August and thought I followed instructions but now most of the leaves have fallen off. What should I do now? The bare branches seem kind of ...

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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 ...

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My husband’s weeping fig tree (Ficus benjamina) left this world only last year, having lived 20 years with no fertilizer, ever, and far less water than it rightfully deserved. “I never watered it ...

Q: My 10-year-old weeping fig tree isn’t doing well indoors this year. Leaves are falling, and the tips of the stems look almost wilted. Is it dying? A: Your weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) is certainly ...