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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each spring for the past three years, I’ve embarked on a fern hunting expedition on Oregon’s public lands. Armed with a shovel and sometimes a permit, the trips have taken me into random corners of ...

360 million years ago it looked a lot different outside. For one thing, it was a very damp, humid time over much of the earth. Don't worry, there wouldn't have been any dinosaurs to chase you around. ...

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 ...

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, ...