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 ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

This is a high-climbing, clinging species of fig (Ficus pumila) used to cover masonry walls in sun or shade. Creeping fig is a cold-hardy, pest-proof plant that requires regular pruning. The large ...