Most ferns cover the ground beneath other plants and trees. However, this makes them susceptible to being smothered by fallen leaves in late fall and early winter. It's best to clear these leaves ...

You can even pair hardy ferns with shade-loving trees and shrubs that would normally create too much shade for other ground covers. Whatever your goals are, the key is to choose species that grow ...

This Tree-Fern figure was given to Commander Carey in exchange for a yard of red calico.This figure was carved from the trunk of a tree fern by the indigenous peoples of the island of Mallicollo ...

In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we dive into the first few branches of plants’ phylogenetic tree—bryophytes and seedless vascular plants, like mosses and ferns. These plants are the ...