a woman touches a fern frond in a garden - Tom Werner/Getty Images As gardeners feel a nip of fall in the air, their thoughts turn to garden cleanup, preparing beds and plants for winter, and setting ...

When most people envision the Pacific Northwest, they conjure an image of overcast, misty skies, cool temperatures, towering Douglas firs, fragrant cedars, salal and ferns — lots and lots of ferns.

Q: I have several David Austin rose bushes that sent out really tall, gangly canes late in the summer. Now that they’ve pretty much stopped blooming, I’m wondering what to do with these long shoots, ...

Many gardeners today are interested in native plants because their blossoms provide food for pollinators. However, nonblooming plants are also essential for native habitats. Plants such as ferns are ...