Ferns are some of the most primitive and oldest plants on earth, having existed for over 300 million years. They don’t produce flowers and they reproduce from spores rather than seeds. In the spring ...
Ferns and hostas love shady, damp gardens, so finding a flowering ground cover partner is tricky. This sweet little plant ...
Belying the popular notion of ferns as delicate, lacy relics surmounted by the evolution of flowering plants, biologists have presented evidence for a much different scenario. Arlington, Va. -- ...
Analyses of genetic material from a multitude of fern species suggest that much of that plant group branched out millions of years after flowering plants appeared, a notion that contradicts many ...
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.
Rutgers Gardens is getting a makeover. The 180-acre site, just down the road from Rutgers University’s New Brunswick campus, started out a century ago as a learning space for local farmers, but over ...
Ferns are a plant group that has existed for nearly 400 million years. So, it's no surprise that there are now an estimated ...
Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend ...
Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...
SEVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Irma damaged 90 percent of the fall crop of ornamental foliage in Volusia County that had been ready to harvest. The News-Journal reports that the storm inflicted $9,689 ...
Arlington, Va.--Belying the popular notion of ferns as delicate, lacy relics surmounted by the evolution of flowering plants, biologists have presented evidence for a much different scenario. Their ...