Sculptural and primeval, Australian tree ferns have been thrilling British gardeners for more than 150 years. They’re also perfect for today’s tiny back gardens and shady courtyards The Guardian’s ...
Our new Evolution Garden in front of our iconic building includes lots of plants like those found in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, as well as rocks and fossils from those periods. As you wander through ...
These fabulous plants love our moist, warm climate, but choosing the correct plot is essential Diarmuid settling his tree ferns into their new position in his garden Dahlia ‘Arbatax’ Leatherjacket ...
I spent half of my life assuming that soft tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) needed deep, rich, well-drained rainforest soil to survive and a botanist in a white lab coat and specialist growing mix to ...
From tree ferns to bananas, turn your garden into a green jungle with some surprising species that thrive in Ireland Tropical garden False castor oil plant Tasmanian tree fern Windmill palm Japanese ...
With their bristling leaves in hues of green, purple, and silver, ferns are a great landscaping choice for adding texture and foliage in your yard. There are so many varieties of ferns to pick from, ...
Ferns of all kinds are a love of mine. Not in a plantaholic mode, obsessed with collecting and growing as many different ones as possible, but simply loving their soft green fronds growing so ...
FIRST, a general rap on the knuckles for emailers: where do you live? I need to know. According to Angus White of Architectural Plants, the summers here are a little too hot and dry and the winters a ...
Ferns, which have been called “living fossils,” reveal the powerful resilience and adaptability of ancient life forms. Among them, tree ferns, which are perfectly adapted to local conditions in Taiwan ...
Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea ...
The Van Eck Forest in northwestern California is home to iconic coast redwood trees, which store more above-ground carbon per ...