This dark green fern with a feathery texture is a treat any maritime garden with light, open or dappled shade. What: Once a rare and much sought-after fern cultivar, Polystichum setiferum “Bevis” is a ...

IS THERE a more useful plant than evergreen ferns? They’re the stalwarts of the winter garden. Slugs are munching on the tiny iris that are just starting to bloom, and camellia blossoms brown out with ...

SEATTLE — There's a reason that ferns have been growing in popularity over the last few years. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, require minimum care and have practically no ...

What: Once a rare and much sought-after fern cultivar, Polystichum setiferum Divisilobum Group, commonly called soft shield fern, is a regal bouquet of large, arching fronds to three feet that are a ...

Ferns come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, require minimum care and have practically no pests, including deer and slugs. There are ferns that will thrive in most any area of the garden, ...

with evergreens, and my intention to plant some in the coming months. There is, however, an evergreen near my front door that helps lift my spirits this time of year. It’s not a shrub, so I wouldn’t ...

Evergreen ferns are holding their own now, as other herbaceous plants in the shade garden die back. The genus contains many fine selections of evergreen ferns for our gardens, including Polystichum ...

Hilda White has volunteered for 28 years at the University of Vermont's Pringle Herbarium, mounting over 50,000 plant specimens. The fern was discovered in a Colombian forest in 2023 by the ...

Few people can say that there is a plant is named after them. Hilda White — a 95-year-old, long-time volunteer at the University of Vermont's Pringle Herbarium — is one of the lucky individuals who ...