Plant these long-lived perennials once and they’ll reward you for decades ...

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 ...

English ivy creeps all over the place, and pachysandra patches repeat in every yard as if they were spit out by a cosmic photocopier. But ferns, with their elegant fronds and varieties that come in ...

For shady spots, ferns deliver welcome color and texture, especially when mixed with flowering plants that similarly thrive in shade. They also make an excellent choice if there are lots of deer in ...

If slugs are wrecking your garden season after season, there's a natural, low-effort fix that even thrives in the shade.

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 ...

This colorful perennial fern is a great option for your shade garden, container plants, or flower beds. Plus, it's visually ...

Hardy ferns, with their delicately attractive shapes, are some of the most ornamental foliage plants and gems for shade gardens. Ferns have many different shapes, sizes and leaf forms, and they ...

As summer makes its steamy arrival in Kentucky, shade becomes an ever increasingly important and hot garden commodity. No longer do we embrace the sunshine with the same vigor as we did on those first ...

Under trees, where only a few plants can grow, is the ideal place for ferns to flourish. Most species are shade-loving ornamentals that grow best in the filtered sun and high humidity found beneath ...