In our area, the time to prepare beds for planting ferns is in the spring since all but the hardiest species die back in our ...

Among the most reliable for our region are the native southern wood fern, Thelypteris kunthii, one of the shield ferns which ...

Lady fern also serves as a host plant to several kinds of caterpillars. This Florida native (Dryopteris ludoviciana) goes by several other names, including southern shield fern and Kunth’s ...