Deer-resistant and shade-loving, ferns add a whimsical allure to any garden. As one of the oldest plant groups on Earth, these hardy greens can survive just about anything—as long as their environment ...

Don’t put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It’s time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you’ll have to be patient. Keep ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...

WHILE MOST of the country is blanketed in snow and cold, we are under the deep, moist tule fog that has settled into the garden since the beginning of the year. Misty mornings in the garden are often ...

Ferns have found a steadfast friend in Jim Orband. He believes their soothing looks and easy personalities deserve all the respect and use they can get in any kind of garden – big or small, country or ...

Ferns are among the oldest plants on earth. Dinosaurs dined on them and we find fossil evidence throughout the world of ferns. There are some 500 known species of ferns, and they grow in almost every ...

Staghorn ferns hang from trees or rocks and glean nutrients and moisture from the air. At home, they can be mounted on wood or fit into wire baskets with wet sphagnum. (Submitted photo) One of my best ...