Hardy fern provides a lush ground cover, but looks best when grown with other plants. Here are the shade-loving ground covers ...

Like most hardy perennials, ferns are best planted during the cool season from October/November to March/April. But because conditions in shady areas are less stressful, you can successfully plant ...

W ith their lush, textured foliage, ferns make an elegant and interesting addition to any landscape. In general, these shade-loving perennials are easy to care for and will thrive as long as their ...

Many flowers and plants that grow in full shade still do better with a little morning sun, to be honest. However, if you have a very shady spot in your garden that barely ever sees the sun, consider ...

Like most hardy perennials, ferns are best planted during the cool season from October/November to March/April. But since conditions in shady areas are less stressful, you can successfully plant ...

This is a good time to put perennials in those shadier spots so you won't have to crawl under conifers and shrubs to plant so many annuals every year.

Where: Plant this perennial fern in a shaded site — light, open, or dappled in rich, well-drained soil. Size: This fern will grow to be 1-foot-6 with a spread of 3 feet in 10 years.

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected Japanese painted fern, cultivar ‘Pictum,’ as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. Though the plant is petite in size, Japanese painted fern provides ...

Does anyone know where I can get a perennial fern? I’m asking for a frond. Gardening has a dialect all its own, far beyond terms like perennial and frond. For example, “cutting back” has ...

It’s not the one I have but the perennial plant of 2025, which is chosen by members of the Perennial Plant Association, is native clustered mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum).