Fig Hedge

May 21

Written By Steven Biggs - Fig Expert

A fig hedge for a cold climate!

The potted fig plants are in a trench. With the addition of a layer of mulch, the ugly pots are out of sight.

Figs are beautiful plants, with large, lobed leaves and smooth, grey bark.

The fig hedge will be beautiful. (And delicious!)

In November, once the trees are dormant, I will lay them over and cover them with mulch to protect them from extreme winter temperatures. (Any that don't fit in the trench for the winter will go into my garage.)

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Steven Biggs - Fig Expert
Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a University of Guelph-trained horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author.

He has been teaching gardeners how to grow figs in cold climates since 2011. But his interest in figs took off in 1993, while working at a nursery with the UK National Collection of figs.

He’s the author of the first book about growing figs in cold climates, the award-winning Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t. His articles about growing figs have appeared in Fine Gardening, Garden Making, and Edible Toronto.

When not in the garden, you might catch him interviewing fig experts for his Fig Culture podcast.

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