Ferns are among the oldest life forms on earth, exceeding the dinosaurs in age. In fact, the genus is more than 400 million years old. No less than 10,000 species of ferns exist, and there are few ...

Florida features a wealth of native ferns, including large and lovely species such as cinnamon and royal ferns, that are ideal for landscaping around wet sites. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) bears ...

Somewhere in the southern reaches of Miami-Dade County, the only fern of its kind known to grow wild in the continental U.S. survives under a thicket of Brazilian pepper. Botanists have long worried ...

LeRoy Rodgers spends plenty of time in the Florida Everglades — mainly in airboats. He works for the South Florida Water Management District. On a recent day, he eases his boat alongside a tree island ...

Kristin Jeannin dragged the toe of her brown, heeled boot through the dirt. Here, she lined up the first of three rows of dark green Asiatic jasmine. She thought it would look nice against the ...

Years ago I wrote about and endorsed a collaborative publication from the University of Florida, the Southwest Florida Water Management District and other state organizations called "A Guide to ...