1. Planting them against the house
2. Planting the trees so that the top of the root ball is 6 inches above grade with soil above the root ball forming a 1 foot high mound
3. Adding many rocks around the trunk and top of the mounds
4. Lastly 3 coats of Wilt Pruf come dormancy for protection against desiccation from freeze/thaw cycles

What I've already got in ground:

*JH Adriatic
*Hardy Chicago Unk
*Maltese Falcon - I may dig this one up
*Malta Black
*Improved Celeste - Doesn't seem very hardy... I may dig this one depending on this winter
*Unk Sicilian Dark - Big Bill says this HC type is a beast
Figo Preto
Italian 258
Nero 600m
Pastiliere - I feel like I should have more of these
Noire De Barbentane
Teramo Unk - Experimentally planted in a 1 ft high raised bed made out of wood
Little Ruby - This TC tree grows sideways even in pots.. got it tucked in a little corner of the yard
LSU Tiger - Planted as a 2-3 ft long cutting
Raspberry Latte - Planted as a 2-3 ft long cutting.. I may dig this up and turn it into rootstock
Marseilles Black VS - Planted at the parent's place along the Jersey shore.

What I'm considering to be planted:

White Triana - One of my favorites now for its thick jammy interior. Similar fig to Atreano, Lyndhurst White, Lattarola, Brooklyn White, so I imagine it must have some hardiness.
Colonel Littman's Black Cross - Big Bill had this tree looking great until the very end of winter. I figure it's worth a try.
Bourjassotte Grise - Worth a shot
Sultane - Baud says it's hardy
Black Celeste - Another Celeste heirloom. Early and rain resistant at least. Not sure on hardiness.
Stallion - I think this is actually called Malta or Blue Celeste. Well documented by Condit and others to be hardy and early.
Azores Dark - Definitely a relative of Hardy Chicago or Malta Black I'm sure.
LSU Purple - Already planted. I recall reading someone had decent success with it.
Longue D'Aout - No brainer.
Ronde de Bordeaux - Already planted. Easy choice.
St. Martin - Hardy to well below 0F according to Vladimiro. I want to see if the fruit compares to anything else before I consider it for a permanent position.
CDDG VS - Herman had great success with this one in ground. It's also really good imo.
Sodus Sicilian - This one I know is very hardy, but I feel like my English BT's get attacked by bugs more than most
De Tres Esplets - Early enough to probably fruit from total dieback
Campaniere - According to Theirry Campaniere is quite hardy, "One of the most cold resistant, in 2012 it as resist to 10 days freezing with a maximum of - 20 and every day -12-17." It also seems quite early ripening for him in mid August.

Zone 7A - Greater Philadelphia
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Other important links:
What I'm growing:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Fruit Growing: http://growingfruit.org/
Fig Growing: https://www.ourfigs.com/