"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If your front yard needs an extra spruce for spring, consider adding a Japanese painted fern to your ...

If want to add a low-maintenance houseplant to your collection, Japenese holly ferns should be at the top of your list. Known formally as Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum,' these beautiful perennials ...

Homeowners often mistakenly believe it is impossible to have colorful gardens in shady areas in their landscapes. They may believe ground covers planted in rings around the bases of trees or massed in ...

Every year, my July plans must include shopping the marked-down plants, some of which are really in high need of my TLC. I always find a real bargain — I just love it! Saving these plants is my July ...

Q: Last year I planted three Japanese Painted Ferns along the south east side of my house in an area shaded by a maple tree whose trunk is about 9 feet from the plants. However, the fronds are all ...

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected Japanese painted fern, cultivar ‘Pictum,’ as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. Though the plant is petite in size, Japanese painted fern provides ...

What: This evergreen fern from Japan and southern Korea does very well in the Pacific Northwest. Polystichum polyblepharum has finely divided but overlapping pinnae, the primary sub-division of a fern ...

The Perennial Plant Association is a well-established group of plant enthusiasts that promotes the education and use of perennials to its members and the general public. Each year, members cast votes ...

I’ve been keeping a close eye on a maidenhair fern that I rescued from my sister’s garden two years ago. The fern is one of six that came to me from her. Each had its own small pot. I moved them into ...