Most of us have boundary walls, fences, or garden buildings such as sheds or studios that are in shade for part of the day, and in some cases all day long, especially if your garden faces north or ...

If you’re hoping to liven up a north-facing wall, shady corner or sheltered fence, you'll want to take a look at our list of the best climbing plants for shade. Whether you're looking for climbing ...

This plant had flowers when I brought it inside from the outdoors, but the flowers dropped and it has not flowered for the last two months. Why is this happening? The Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) ...

The plant is the Climbing Fig (Ficus pumila), a species that was once widely used to cover concrete walls and pillars in Singapore. The fig's "fruit" is actually a specialised structure called a ...

Among misleading botanical names, creeping fig — Ficus pumila — ranks high on the list. That’s because the name translates to ‘’dwarf’’ or ‘’puny’’ fig, and there’s nothing puny about this ...