Ferns and hostas love shady, damp gardens, so finding a flowering ground cover partner is tricky. This sweet little plant ...

The National Garden Bureau designated 2024 as the Year of the Hosta, but I would dare say that once you start growing hostas, every year thereafter will be cause for celebration. It is a job well done ...

Just two blocks from the University of Maine campus and all of its traffic, Lenore Tipping and Tom Spitz’s Orono home is as tranquil as a country retreat. Their three-quarter-acre property sits on the ...

Hostas are the grandes dames of the garden, but even these stately ladies occasionally need to be organized. Now is the perfect time to take control of the shade-loving divas and make them a bit ...

Hostas are big and beautiful shade-loving perennials. They love humidity, making them great plants in regions prone to humid summers. But as much as we love a hosta garden, so do deer since they love ...

QUESTION: We’re changing yards. I have numerous actual mountain ferns from my homeplace that I’d like to take with me. Can I separate them? If so, when? Also, I want to separate hosta. When can I do ...

Q: I’m about to have some work done on my house, and I’m afraid the contractors will have to get in hosta and ferns I’ve got planted around the foundation. Would I be better cutting them to the ground ...

OSHKOSH – The Oshkosh Garden Club will host its annual Spring Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 on the grounds of Oshkosh Public Museum, 1331 Algoma Blvd. The fundraiser supports local ...

The Chicago Botanic Garden has released its six-year evaluation of lady ferns and Japanese painted fern (Athyrium spp.). This group of ferns is among the most elegant, yet utilitarian plants for the ...

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