Ferns are coming up in force these days, now that it’s May and we’ve finally had days – or was it weeks? – of rain. Some of our biggest and most common native ferns, cinnamon fern and interrupted fern ...

Fiddleheads, so named because of their resemblance to the musical instrument, are the tightly wound, emerging fronds of several species of ferns. Many cultures, including Native American tribes in the ...

As summer makes its steamy arrival in Kentucky, shade becomes an ever increasingly important and hot garden commodity. No longer do we embrace the sunshine with the same vigor as we did on those first ...

Ferns are underrated and largely ignored by gardeners, but they shouldn't be. They can add much to a garden. I recently went to Walpole, New Hampshire, where I met with Michael Nerrie of Distant Hill ...

Scientists have sequenced complete fern genomes for the first time, to learn why the plants have twice as much DNA as humans. By Oliver Whang Humans, like many complex organisms, have large genomes, ...

What: The bold evergreen leaves of this holly fern are the largest of all the holly ferns and make a great contrast in the garden. This shade loving fern has bold and bright matte-green leaves that ...

This hay-scented fern planted itself right by my front door, surrounded by stones in the hot afternoon sun. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER / For the Monitor Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter ...