How did the Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) come by its common name? Perhaps because its evergreen nature makes it ideal for use in holiday decorations. Or maybe it’s the shape of its ...

Ferns are known for their graceful appearance and exquisite texture. Those who don’t like ferns are annoyed by their tendency to spread into spaces reserved for other plants. Ostrich fern, the old ...

Ferns, with their amazing variety of foliage forms and lacy leaves, have always been popular as houseplants. The most common, of course, is the Boston fern, which can grow to behemoth size and last ...

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 ...

Ferns have been on Earth for about 400 million years, whereas flowering plants have been around a mere 90 million years. Eleven thousand species of ferns exist around the world. They live in diverse ...

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 ...

When most people envision the Pacific Northwest, they conjure an image of overcast, misty skies, cool temperatures, towering Douglas firs, fragrant cedars, salal and ferns — lots and lots of ferns.

Pollinator and wildlife benefits: No pollinators, but provides protective habitat for small animals and birds Christmas fern plants are evergreen ferns native to eastern North America. They’re ...

One of the simple pleasures in life is visiting preserved woodlands and forests where towering trees create quiet, shady, often damp environments. Not many plants can grow in the low light levels cast ...

Nearly 400 million years ago, a couple of hundred million years before flowering plants appeared on Earth, ferns and their allies climbed up out of the water and onto land to eventually dominate the ...