Hardy ferns are great plants as a group to add in any landscape. For the most part they are easy to grow and will give you years of enjoyment. Generally speaking we do think of hardy ferns as plants ...

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 ...

Those pesky, dim-lit, dark corners of your garden needn't remain barren — you can fill them with perennial ferns for an instant dose of calm and tranquility! Being forest dwellers, ferns are naturally ...

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected Japanese painted fern, cultivar ‘Pictum,’ as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. Though the plant is petite in size, Japanese painted fern provides ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

What are plant choices for shade areas? Among annuals, consider fibrous begonia with bronze foliage, tuberous begonia with large colorful flowers, coleus, and impatiens. Fuchsia is a good choice for a ...

On these rejuvenating spring mornings, I like to sit on the weathered cedar bench in my small woodland garden, a cup of coffee warming my hands, and watch the wildflowers and ferns unfurl. It’s a ...

If you believe, as I do, that the most deeply satisfying gardens are ones not of flowers alone but of form and line, of texture and shades of green, then have I got a plant for you. The fern is primal ...