Most of us don't find it absolutely essential to know the name of every plant and animal we encounter, but it is certainly a great pleasure to know the more common ones on a first-name basis. Among ...

Take a stroll in almost any natural area that is shady and moist, and you are almost guaranteed to see ferns. The woods can be carpeted with these lovely native plants. They grow along streams, are ...

A person is pruning the dry leaves off a maidenhair fern. - Andriana Syvanych/Shutterstock There she is — the magnificent maidenhair fern (Adiantum raddianum) — practically luminescent among the ...

Ferns are the perfect plant to add to a shade garden. They come in all shapes, sizes, and textures and because of the diversity of ferns, there is one that will fit about any garden. Ferns can have a ...