What: Japanese painted fern, or eared lady fern, brings amazing and colorful foliage to the shade garden. The silvers and purplish-reds that are overlaid on the fronds brightens any shadowy situation.

-Staghorn Ferns are epiphytic meaning they grow in the canopy of trees in the wild. They use their old “shield” leaves as a sponge to collect rain water and organic debris. -Several species can be ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of a painted lady fern - Catherine Mcqueen/Getty Images With their bristling leaves in hues of green, purple, and ...

Tree ferns have become popular choices for gardeners wanting to add a large, finely textured green presence in their garden. But what if you don't have the space for a 12-foot-tall, wide-arching fern ...

Ferns are tough, and do well planted anytime during the growing season in Iowa. Ferns are everywhere, and are a great starting point for designing your yard. Here are some tips on what varieties do ...

I have a section on the south side of my house that receives morning sun, but by mid-afternoon, the 30-foot evergreen trees shade this area. Can you recommend a fern that would grow there and fill an ...

WHEN MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN curator Richie Steffen wrote his first book, he fittingly co-authored it with the woman who turned him into a fern fanatic. Sue Olsen founded the Hardy Fern Foundation, ...

One doesn’t always think of ferns and Inland Northwest gardening in the same idea. Our climate isn’t anything like the West Side of the state, where sword fern can grow to 6 feet tall and other types ...