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5 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees for a Beginner’s Backyard Orchard
Fresh fruit, plucked from a tree, is magical. Picking that sun-ripened, juicy peach right off the branch and biting into the soft, fuzzy fruit is the essence of a hot …
a fig tree
How to Grow Figs in Any Climate
A versatile and delicious fruit—and a great source of fiber—it’s easy to see why so many gardeners are eager to learn how to grow figs. In their native climates, fig …
Figs, Faith, and Fig Newtons
My introduction to figs did not happen in a garden, a market, or even in my father’s kitchen. It happened in Sunday school. …
Digging Deeper: A Conversation Between Author and Alter Ego
Don Nicholas (DN):
Good afternoon, readers! I’m Don Nicholas, your intrepid gardening reporter—and today I have the extraordinary pleasure of interviewing someone quite… unique. He’s a globe-trotting gardener, a grieving widower …
