Gadshill: "We have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible." Chamberlain. “Now, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night than to fern-seed for your walking invisible. Shakespeare, ...

DUMMERSTON — Ferns are unfurling by the millions across Vermont and Lynn Levine wants people to be able to tell them apart. Do you know the difference between a cinnamon fern and an ostrich fern? Or a ...

I remember one day, while working the Master Gardener hotline, I got a call from a woman who was very upset. The beautiful floral bouquet she received from a loved one was covered in “bugs.” She was ...

I received a question from a friend I have in Copley, Ohio. I don’t see him very often, but I do enjoy his piano playing. My friend has some amazing talent on the keyboard. He asked me about native ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. All fern leaves develop from fiddleheads in the spring, but the ostrich fern ...

At this time of year many people, not just gardeners, think about plants. Gardens are lush with flowers and ripening vegetables. Meadows, wetlands and forests are rich with the colors and textures of ...

It’s mid-winter. I have been daydreaming not about spring wildflowers but about ferns, our most graceful plant form. They are things of beauty, providing varied forms that delight the eye and add ...

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 do ...

Take a stroll in almost any natural area that is shady and moist, and you are almost guaranteed to see ferns. The woods can be carpeted with these lovely native plants. They grow along streams, are ...

Florida has the widest variety of ferns in the continental U.S. (only Hawaii and Puerto Rico have more), and 123 of these are native to the state. Gardening with ferns is relatively easy given the ...