Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Often overlooked as simple groundcovers and fillers, feathery ferns are the star of the show in this New York garden. At present, ...

Some ground cover plants struggle against hungry deer, but this shade-loving fern brings dense growth and low-maintenance ...

Though ferns need routine watering to grow properly, that doesn't mean you should overdo it. Waterlogging your fern can lead ...

Almost every garden has a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, but they actually provide the opportunity to grow an ...

Hostas are wonderful companion plants for many beautiful species that tolerate quite a bit of shade, but this stunning combo ...

Create a beautiful, low-maintenance summer garden with hardy plants like lavender and ferns that thrive on neglect and need ...

My early morning dog walk follows the road behind my house, up the hill to an old, abandoned gravel pit carved out of a long ridge of gravel, an esker, formed in tunnels underneath the glaciers of the ...

Ferns are stunning additions to the garden, but they can grow much taller than many expect. Get a more low-profile effect ...

Consider the architectural style of your home and the size of the porch when selecting containers and arranging plants.

The ferns and their relatives first appear in the fossil record some 360 million years ago in the late Devonian period. They diversified into many of the modern fern families and species during the ...