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 ...

I have a question I hope you can help me with. I have a ficus tree in the house we've had for about four years. Even though we have vaulted ceilings, it is getting a bit out of hand. Can I prune it?

We have two 15-foot tall ficus trees that were severely damaged by the freeze. Much of the plants look dead but there are some new shoots on the lower portions. How do we trim the trees and when? Let ...

Josh uses a lot of walls to create garden ‘rooms’ in his backyard. Greening up the walls softens them visually and helps keep outdoor spaces cool. One wall is covered with a creeping fig, but it does ...