Learn how to grow and care for ferns so you can enjoy their lush ambiance in your garden year after year. Ferns are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and long-lived. Loved for their dramatic and ...

Christmas ferns, they're just simple woodland shade plants, right? Wrong! Turns out, we’ve been taking this green-leafed plant for granted for quite some time. Said to gain its name from ...

There is a respectably long list of edible plants you can grow in shade, and in springtime ostrich ferns stand out: These native perennials are the source of edible fiddleheads. Along with ramps ...

No cause for alarm. It just shows that my plant is growing happily. That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit’s-foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other ...

Some ferns can be fussy to grow indoors and tend to drop fronds constantly (we’re looking at you, Boston fern!), but the bird’s nest fern is a true gem. With thick strappy leaves and ...

No cause for alarm. It just shows that my plant is growing happily. That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit's foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other ...

There are some plants that can cause the casual gardener to think: "Oh, I wouldn't know how to grow that." One that might make this list is the staghorn fern. It certainly looks imposing ...

Ferns are tough, and do well planted anytime during the growing season in Iowa. Ferns are everywhere, and are a great starting point for designing your yard. Here are some tips on what varieties ...

Can you recommend a fern that would grow there and fill an area where grass has not been successful? A: Most ferns do best in moist shade, so if it's not too hot and dry there – or if you can ...

No cause for alarm. It just shows that my plant is growing happily. That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit’s foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other ...