Five Favorite Ferns for the Shade Garden
Karen The hot days of summer make the sight of soft green ferns especially appealing. The green color together with the light airiness of the fronds dispels the effects of the…
Garden Journal: April 11, 2010
The hot days turned into chilly cold ones with night time temperatures in the 30s and 40s so many of the plants, like the Kwanzan cherry, slowed their development and…
Garden Journal: April 4, 2010
Heavy rain and temperatures in the 80s have really made the plants happy and they are popping out all over. The full blossoming forsythia, Yoshino cherry, and Bradford pear are…
Plant Profile: Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
I love good-looking foliage and Japanese Painted Fern has the most beautiful foliage of any plant I know. This deciduous fern emerges in my garden showing deep purple and then…