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 … ...

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 … ...

Fern Festival and Sale, May 19, 19th annual, includes music, mini-seminars on ferns, and sale of over 40 different types of perennial garden ferns, all hardy to North Alabama, mini-seminars at the ...

Ferns are another must-have in shade gardens. Unlike finicky tropicals such as Boston ferns, several perennial outdoor ferns are hardy enough to be ground covers.

Hardy ferns, whether evergreen or deciduous make excellent landscape plants for the shady, woodland garden ...

In the shade garden, Mickel recommends planting ferns in drifts of three to five among flowering perennials and wildflowers. He suggests appropriate ferns for foundation plantings, borders, rock ...

These are the best perennial plants to grow. Perennial plants and flowers will come back year after year, and there are sun and shade lovers to suit any garden.

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected Japanese painted fern, cultivar ‘Pictum,’ as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. Though the plant is petite in size, Japanese painted fern provides ...

Hardy ferns make long-lasting assets that seem to survive whatever happens. This includes hot summers, years of serious drought and general neglect. Textures vary with the kind of fern.

These perennials all have one very important trait in common — they won't spread with reckless abandon or take over your garden. When space is at a premium and you'd like to fit in as many shade ...