Develop a lemony fresh scent throughout your home by growing this thriving houseplant in the bathroom or other areas in your ...

Once you know how to grow ferns you will appreciate how these versatile plants can add texture, form, and movement to a range of areas in the garden. Whether delicate and feathery, with gently ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. During ...

Almost every garden has a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, but they actually provide the opportunity to grow an ...

Darla Harris called herself an "out-and-out fern nut" back when she had 30 ferns at her Magnolia home. She amped up her gardening hobby by joining the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society, which had just ...

Take a stroll in almost any natural area that is shady and moist, and you are almost guaranteed to see ferns. The woods can be carpeted with these lovely native plants. They grow along streams, are ...

Ferns have been on Earth for about 400 million years, whereas flowering plants have been around a mere 90 million years. Eleven thousand species of ferns exist around the world. They live in diverse ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...