The Renature Monchique project is set to reach a cumulative total of 600,000 trees planted by the end of February in areas of the Algarve’s Monchique mountains affected by the devastating 2018 ...

A new study has revealed the world's safest and most family-friendly beaches by looking at the availability of lifeguards, ...

In Indonesian Borneo, forests survive not through law but belief, as fear of tree spirits spares strangler figs that sustain wildlife.

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described ...

As farmers try to save remaining crops, they can turn to unsustainable and environmentally harmful practices, like pesticide ...

Lisbon has long been known for its trendy vibes, and this particular neighborhood was rated as one of the coolest ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

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 ...

Parts of Vancouver Island were recently given a new plant hardiness zone designation — but we're still in a temperate climate, and those cold-tender plants need protection. No. Our climate is ...

Dear Helen: I have two fig trees. One, a Desert King, yields a big first crop. The other, smaller fig tree (unknown variety) does not get a first crop that ripens. The first crop figs do not develop ...