Woodland ferns

A shade loving perennial, western sword fern can tolerate either wet or dry conditions and is one of the few plants that will happily grow beneath a dense canopy of redwood or cedar trees on the western coast of the US. Read more tips from the editors of Gardenista.

Explore KarlGercens.com GARDEN LECTURES' 191592 photos on Flickr!

It’s thoroughly enjoyable at Chelsea Flower Show this year. I’ve placed bets (in my head) on who will win best in show but who knows what will happen at this point. As everyone in the world now writes Chelsea trend articles I've decided not to bother adding to that list anymore but for trend lovers,

The Woodland Garden @TrenthamGardens @TrenthamEstate with white Silene fimbriata and yellow-green Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis

Brighten up your shade garden with this lovely combo! #ShadeGarden #GardenIdeas #GardenGateMagazine

By Norman Winter MSU Horticulturist Central Mississippi Research & Extension Center The Japanese tassel fern offers rare beauty, form and texture in the landscape and should be mandatory for all shade or woodland gardens. If you treasure ferns but lament their disappearance in the late fall -- caused by deciduous dormancy, death or having to move them to a sheltered location