I received a question from a friend I have in Copley, Ohio. I don’t see him very often, but I do enjoy his piano playing. My friend has some amazing talent on the keyboard. He asked me about native ...

Whether you love the laciness of some ferns, how some blanket yards as natural ground cover, fill shady areas or bring a sense of the wild into your garden, ferns make a fabulous landscaping choice.

Q: I have several David Austin rose bushes that sent out really tall, gangly canes late in the summer. Now that they’ve pretty much stopped blooming, I’m wondering what to do with these long shoots, ...

Go back to school in the garden and learn about ferns, herbs, bulbs and other yard topics. Perennial varieties of ferns are becoming more and more popular, and for good reason, says gardener Steve ...

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 ...

The plants seem to divide labor to maximize the health of their colonies that grow up the sides of trees. By Elizabeth Preston K.C. Burns’s favorite research days are the ones where he puts on his ...

There’s a chain reaction happening in my woods. Last fall, I invited master gardeners and gardening friends to help themselves to the ever-expanding ferns blanketing the floor under my loblolly pines.

Ferns are not a very popular food item for the animal kingdom. Compared to the herbivorous insects on flowering plants and conifers, relatively few insects eat ferns. One estimate is there is about ...

A more restrained version of the venerable Boston fern, introduced two years ago into the mainstream of houseplants sold at plant shops and supermarkets, has captured the fancy of fern lovers. It is ...