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.

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 ...

Pollinator and wildlife benefits: No pollinators, but provides protective habitat for small animals and birds Christmas fern plants are evergreen ferns native to eastern North America. They’re ...

There might be no more interesting a fern genus than those commonly called brake ferns. The Pteris genus contains an astounding 280 species of deciduous or semi-evergreen ferns. Many are found in the ...

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.

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. During ...

This lush foliage plant has a wealth of varieties – find the perfect fern for you With their tightly curled croziers and distinctive leafy fronds, members of the fern family are unmistakable. They ...

Whether you should be pruning plants in the fall or spring is an eternal puzzle for gardeners, and ferns, with a wide variety of species that are hardy to the outdoor elements, don't make it easy to ...

There is something ancient and mysterious about ferns. The marvellous intricacies of their leaf forms are preserved eternally in fossil shards, and there is a goose-bump thrill to watching the furry ...

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 ...

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I am a terrible horticultural voyeur, forever peering over fences as I wander round my patch of central London. I find it fascinating what people can achieve in such small spaces, what plants they can ...