Whether you have a secluded pond, sunny rock wall or a serene woodland setting, you can find an assortment of ferns to add beauty to any spot in the garden. Most ferns do well in part shade or dappled sunlight, but there are many which will do well with quite a bit of sun, provided they get enough water. Shade loving ferns appreciate an organic, evenly moist, well drained soil. If your soil is heavy on the clay or sandy side, you can add compost or other organic matter to help balance it out. Ferns require minimal maintenance throughout the year. Once in the garden, ferns in general do not require additional fertlizer. They will appreciate leaf litter from surrounding trees and an occassional top dressing of a compost mulch. Unless you want to share a fern with a friend, these easy going plants rarely need to be divided.
Deciduous ferns can be trimmed as the fronds yellow in late autumn and early winter. Evergreen ferns do best if the older fronds are trimmed off in late winter or early spring, just before the new fronds emerge. As with other perennials, the best time to plant is during the spring and autumn when the rain is plentiful. Ferns come in an amazing range of texture, colour, sizes and shapes. Their ease and versatility make them an essential part of a well rounded garden.
A slow-growing, evergreen fern bearing thick, glossy, broadly-triangular, dark green fronds divided into three or four segments and a prominent light green or yellow stripe down the centre of each segment.
A tender evergreen fern about 60-90cm tall, forming rosettes or 'nests' of upright, glossy, fresh green fronds that are are long and flat with a wavy edge and pointed tips that divide and become more frilly as the plant matures.
Hart's Tongue Fern. Evergreen shuttlecock-like crowns of bright glossy green, often waved fronds heart-shaped at the base. Height 45-70cm. Spread 60cm. Evergreen. Hardy.
Lady Fern. Handsome fern with upright shuttlecock-like fronds in light green. Height 1 to 1.5m. Spread 60-90cm. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Gives outstanding presence to a shady border. The leaves appear 'painted' indeed and must be amongst the most colourful of all cultivated ferns being silvery grey-green with variable burgundy staining towards the centre and even more pronounced burgundy midribs.
Japanese Painted Fern. Beautiful fern with wine-red leaf stalks and metallic rusty red finely cut fronds. Height 20-30cm. Spread 80cm. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
Hard Fern. The native hard fern. A very pretty fern with good neat clumps of comb-like fronds. Height 40cm. Spread 60cm. Evergreen. Hardy.
Beautiful pale grey fronds provide year round interest to shady parts of the garden. Ideal Conditions: Prefers full sun, with free-draining soil or compost. Possible Situation: Suitable for rockeries, beds, border fringes or in the container with Dianthus, Sempervivums or Sedums for example.
Usually found in moist, rocky areas or woodland in central and eastern Asia, this evergreen fern is deciduous in colder climates. Fronds may be cut to the ground in spring if damaged by dry winter winds. The distinctive fronds make great accents among groundcovers, or in drifts with perennials, shrubs, and trees.
An evergreen fern with erect dull, pale green fronds. Low growing, spreading habit. Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Evergreen. Frost hardy.
A graceful fern forming a shuttlecock of arching fronds. New fronds unfurl pale green maturing to dark green. Height 90cm. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
A semi-evergreen native of Japan that will do well in the UK garden. Fronds are dark green with serrated margins and arching. Height 2 feet.
A handsome fern, slowly creeping, forming triangular fronds which are copper-red when young slowly turning dark green with green midribs. Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
A handsome fern, slowly creeping, forming finely divided triangular fronds which are bronze when young, slowly turning dark green with green midribs. Height 25-30cm. Spread 40cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
An outstanding hardy, evergreen fern. Unique leathery, pinnate, lance shaped dark green fronds. Pinnae margin finely serrated. Height 60cm (2ft).
Wallich's Wood Fern. A magnificent fern. The young unfolding fronds and yellow-green, contrasting well with the black hairy midrib and stems. Height 60cm. Spread 75cm. Deciduous. Hardy.
Ostrich Fern. Shuttlecock Fern. A beautiful fern with bright pale green fronds which unfurl in spring to form tight 'shuttlecocks'. Height 1.6m. Spread 1m. Deciduous. Hardy.
Sensitive Fern. A deciduous fern with finely cut pale green fronds. Height 60cm. Spread indefinite. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
Royal Fern. A deciduous fern forming dense clumps bright green. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.2m. Deciduous. Hardy.
Royal Fern. A deciduous fern forming dense clumps bright green. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.2m. Deciduous. Hardy.
Royal Fern. A deciduous fern forming dense clumps of red-flushed fronds in spring becoming bright green. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.2m. Deciduous. Hardy.
Semi-evergreen fern producing heavily frilled strap shaped, leathery, glossy fronds. Height 50cm. Spread 50cm. Suitable for sun or partial shade.
Semi-evergreen fern producing heavily frilled strap shaped, leathery, glossy fronds. Height 50cm. Spread 50cm. Suitable for sun or partial shade.
Divided pinnae, overlapping, giving a dense and feathery look. Small with short stipe and sterile spores. The fronds are bright green. The rhizome is creeping. Suitable for an alkaline or acidic, drained, cool and humusy soil, in shade or light shade. Evergreen. Height: 20/30cm. Hardiness: -20°C.
Polypody. An attractive evergreen fern with deeply divided fronds. Height 30cm. Spread 30cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
Commonly known as the Christmas Fern due to its evergreen nature of its fronds. Bears dark green, narrow, pinnate fronds. Height 60cm. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Hardy.
This evergreen terrestrial fern has a somewhat formal look due to its satiny olive-green fronds and neat, arching habit. Care: fertile, humusy, well-drained soil in partial to full shade. Remove dead fronds as needed before new ones unfurl.
Japanese Fern. An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of pale to mid-green fronds. In the summer fronds have a distinctive odour. Height 40cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet.
Soft shield Fern. An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of soft, dark green fronds. Height 1.2m. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet.
An attractive dwarf fern with divided, green fronds with the lower leaves overlapping. Height 15-20cm. Spread 15-20cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet.
An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of soft, broad dark green fronds. Height 50cm. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet.
An attractive fern with deeply divided, green fronds with the lower leaves overlapping. Height 50-70cm. Spread 50-70cm. Evergreen. Hardy.
A lovely compact fern, perfect for woodland gardens and shady patches under trees. Aromatic in mid summer months with arching glossy/leathery mounds of serrated fronds that mature to a mid green colour. Prefers full sun or partial shade in free draining soil or compost.
An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of soft, dark green fronds. Height 60cm. Spread 60cm. Winter hardy & Evergreen. Protect crowns from winter wet.
An attractive fern with deeply divided, green fronds. Height 50-70cm. Spread 50-70cm. Evergreen. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet.
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