Evergreen ferns are priceless gems in a winter garden. During summer, it’s easy to take our subtly variegated green backcloth of leaves ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Christmas ferns, they're just simple woodland shade plants, right? Wrong! Turns out, we’ve been taking this green-leafed ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Senecio are a rather understated plant, best loved for their ‘evergreen’ silvery foliage.The drought-tolerant, ...

Now, as the days get shorter and cooler, ferns follow the deciduous trees, lose their green and turn brown. Leaves on ferns are called fronds and they grow from underground stems known as rhizomes.

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DEAR NEIL: I’m looking for a plant to replace several holly ferns that used to be in shade until we lost a post oak tree. The ...

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The ferns have been barely hanging on since we had the tree removed. I’d like a low ... for its rounded growth habit and large, dark green leaves. Granted, it doesn’t bloom, but the flowering ...