WHILE MOST of the country is blanketed in snow and cold, we are under the deep, moist tule fog that has settled into the garden since the beginning of the year. Misty mornings in the garden are often ...

A giant floating fern that carpets waterways with thick, leafy mats has become a major problem in Alabama waterways. It’s called Giant Salvinia. “Nobody wants it,” said Monica Allen, a spokesperson ...

BIG DOGS: In the 1970s, a co-worker gave Jerry Becnel Sr. a few little staghorn fern pups, the small reproducing pieces of the unusual tropical fern. More than 40 years later, Becnel and his wife, Jo ...

If you gussied up your porch with a Boston fern this spring and it’s still thriving mid-summer, you can pat yourself on the back—that doesn’t mean you’re in it for the long haul. A lot of people toss ...

There is something otherworldly about ferns. Their fronds suggest feathers and wings, and so when looking at them you may think of taking flight, most likely into the pre-historic past when they ...

Ferns won't damage property or cause landlords concerns in small rental gardens. (JoAnn Boatwright) Folks are always surprised to learn my family and I rent. They look at our garden, gasp, and ask, ...