Sword fern (Polystichum munitum) instantly enhances shade gardens with its beautifully lush, evergreen fronds. Perfect for shaded backyards, north-facing courtyards, or patios, this North American ...

Revive crispy and brown ferns with new, bigger, and better fronds with a simple gardening job that will take minutes.

Learn how to grow and care for ferns so you can enjoy their lush ambiance in your garden year after year. Ferns are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and long-lived. Loved for their dramatic and textured ...

A sprawling shade tree can transform your yard into a tranquil oasis, offering relief from the heat while boosting the aesthetic appeal of your space. Beyond their beauty, shade trees also provide ...

This native plant grows just as well in a garden bed as it does on a dead tree trunk or log. What: Almost omnipresent in the crooks of big-leaf maples throughout the forests of the maritime Pacific ...

If you live near live oak trees, you will often see plants like Spanish moss or lichens growing on them. You might also see ...

For plants, light equals life. But more light isn’t always better. Some plants can thrive with just a little bit of light and prefer low-light spots. Even if you don’t have a sunroom or a south-facing ...

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 ...