IN THE GARDEN: Wait until spring to assess winter damage to plants

Help! I have several fig trees and am not sure how to prune them. The bushy tree you see has over time become a shrub/bush ...

Move over apple trees — 10 unusual fruit trees to grow this spring

This is the perfect time to plant a fruit tree. Wondering what fruit trees to plant? From apricots to plums, here are 10 more exciting fruit trees you can grow.

As Frieze Los Angeles returns, the most compelling works of art might not be inside the tent

Frieze Projects' "Body & Soul" brings together site-specific works across the Santa Monica Airport campus and beyond.
The Stanford Daily

The Undefined: On leaps of faith

Rachel is on a plane. The plane is going to Paris. In Paris is the job of Rachel’s dreams, everything she has worked towards for the better part of the last decade. The plane, right now, is in New ...
NOLA.com

Fig trees are a hit in Louisiana. Here's how to get in on the growing trend.

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.
onlyinyourstate.com

There’s No Other Historical Landmark In Southern California Quite Like This 145-Year-Old Tree

This Southern California Airbnb Looks Like It Belongs in Santorini A few towns and cities along the Southern California coast are particularly noted for their historic events and landmarks, and Santa ...
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Pruning fig trees – The simple healthy cuts that bring years of bountiful harvests

The secret to the perfect fig is in your shears. A few strategic cuts turn a tangled thicket into a high-yielding masterpiece ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: The fig tree is the best analogy for the indecisive

As someone who was an avid reader growing up, it is a shock that I haven’t so much as touched a book now that I am older. But there is a reason for this. My biggest motivator for reading was that ...