Dutifully, I bite into one fresh fig after another during a backyard discovery tour in Bethlehem. I’m trailing along behind fig fanatic Bassem Samaan, who schools my taste buds to appreciate figs ...

Even if you don’t grow edible fruits, it’s likely you’ve grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make ...