Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Often overlooked as simple groundcovers and fillers, feathery ferns are the star of the show in this New York garden. At present, ...

Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) is a great option for colonizing a filtered shade garden. The plant has a vase shape. The tall sterile fronds are bright green and upright and resemble ...

Growing ferns in containers opens up many possibilities for enjoying decorative, almost prehistoric, foliage and a woodland-style aesthetic in smaller gardens and spaces where planting into the ground ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olga Rolenko / Moment via Getty Images Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 ...

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 ...

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

Ferns are among the oldest known plants. Before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, they were well-established - growing, reproducing and decomposing throughout the ages. Fossil remains in rocks and coal ...

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 ...

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 ...

How did the Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) come by its common name? Perhaps because its evergreen nature makes it ideal for use in holiday decorations. Or maybe it’s the shape of its ...