Delicate as lace, or seemingly tough as leather, ferns can be found in climates ranging from rain forest to tundra. It's no wonder that they find their way to so many Pacific Northwest gardens.

Planting ferns in shaded areas where flowering species are unable to survive is a good solution for local gardeners in wooded sites, especially in microclimates towards the coast that are dominated by ...

IS THERE a more useful plant than evergreen ferns? They’re the stalwarts of the winter garden. Slugs are munching on the tiny iris that are just starting to bloom, and camellia blossoms brown out with ...

In Connecticut, some of the most significant conifers are native and some are introduced.

Dec. 22—It may be because of the holidays, or the bland and often snow-covered landscape that surrounds us, but by the time we reach the winter solstice, the shortest daylight of the year, we are ...

I have a shaded, woodland garden and want to plant some hardy ferns in the area. Which ones are better to plant, the ones that are evergreen or the ones that die back each winter? Which ones are ...

Tromping through our woods in December in search of a Christmas tree, I often notice an evergreen fern, one of the few green plants on the forest floor this time of year, other than young conifers. An ...

My restraint shocked me. After three shows, I have only three new plants. A trio, threesome, triumvirate, triplets, triad, Trinity. In other words, a miracle. Not in 15 years of going to the and the ...

Walking through the woods on a crisp December day, I spotted a flash of green among the rocks, snaking up through the snow. Greenery in a forest full of gray and white is a treat, and so I stooped to ...

Ferns are are an amazing group of plants. They are among some of the oldest plants to still inhabit the Earth. Ferns grow in a variety of habitats, from the cold of the Arctic to the hot and steamy ...