Hardy ferns are those that tolerate our cold winter temperatures and can be grown outdoors year-round. Native and non-native ferns come in a variety of textures, colors, sizes and shapes. They ...

Holly ferns are stiffer and more erect than other ferns and the shiny green fronds add texture to a garden. Where I live, they are deciduous but just down the road, they are evergreen.

Some ferns, whether for their color, texture or stature, really stand out. The 12- to 18-inch-tall Japanese painted ferns (Athyrium niponicum Pictum) lead the color list.

Also from Timber Press is “A Natural History of Ferns,” a scholarly but charming book of essays on what ferns do in nature by the New York Botanical Garden’s new fern curator, Robbin C ...

Rediscover ferns. n.d. 29 July 2015; Swell, Nancy. How to Grow Ferns in Your Garden-Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 1 December 1994. Document. 28 July 2015; U.S. National Arboretum.

When it comes to selecting either evergreen or deciduous ferns my first reaction is – why not have both. The beauty of hardy ferns lies in their variations of texture, foliage color and size.

Fern survivors evolved into the nearly 12,000 true fern species recognized today in the class Pteridophyta. It’s hard to believe that plants of such elegant grace are lower on the evolutionary ...