Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 million years ago. These plants are resilient and have survived volcanic eruptions and cold climates thanks to ...

Jamie Lee Curtis shows how elegant, affordable plants can elevate your front entrance and make a big impact with minimal effort ...

Most of us don't find it absolutely essential to know the name of every plant and animal we encounter, but it is certainly a great pleasure to know the more common ones on a first-name basis. Among ...

I have a section on the south side of my house that receives morning sun, but by mid-afternoon, the 30-foot evergreen trees shade this area. Can you recommend a fern that would grow there and fill an ...

There is something about ferns that evokes the lush, idyllic ambience of the Garden of Eden. Of the several kinds that grow in my garden, maidenhairs are the ones most alluring to visitors. I first ...

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

What: Adiantum x mairisii has dainty green leaflets borne on black stems. They provide an ethereal, delicate appearance to this Mairis’ maidenhair fern. This beautiful fern provides a tidy clump and ...

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