Find four expert plant picks to bring color and variety to your region

Forget about mums and asters—these lesser-known gems will truly help your late-season garden sparkle

The Christmas cactus is a rainforest plant that’s easy to grow at home in indirect sunlight and well-draining potting medium. Did you know that you can encourage it to bloom every holiday season with a few simple steps to mimic the natural dormancy process? Read on for instructions, and get set for a profusion of flowers.

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A garden that began as a blank slate in 2018 continues to change as new sunlight reshapes the growing conditions

Colorful containers add visual interest throughout Linda’s Zone 6b garden

Growing your own figs is highly rewarding and delicious, with standard size or miniature Ficus carica trees easily cultivated in a full sun location. But to avoid fruits that split or spoil as they ripen, you need the right cultivar for your climate. Learn about 13 of the best fig tree varieties in this guide. Read more.

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Fussy indoors, weeping figs are hardy outside. But keeping them – and yourself – happy requires planting them in the right spot. Near sidewalks, plumbing, or pools, they can spell disaster. You can have a beautiful evergreen that works equally well in the landscape as it does as a hedge or topiary. Read more.

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