tender ferns or tropical ferns.' If you've discovered how to grow ferns, you will likely have selected those suited to your hardiness zone and planted them in a shady spot. Most ferns cover the ...

There are approximately 12,000 fern species growing worldwide, most of them found in forests, woodlands or tropical regions. While it would be impossible to collect all of these, most of us ...

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about buying and growing Norland potatoes as well as dusting houseplants.

Although it is native to tropical rainforests, the bird's nest fern is highly adaptable to our homes. In USDA Hardiness Zone 10 to 11 (find your zone here), it can be grown outdoors on a patio in ...

In its native tropical habitat, rabbit’s foot fern grows in the crevices of tree branches, where the rhizomes assist the plant in getting moisture from the atmosphere, rainfall and plant debris.