A Japanese painted fern has large fronds, colored like stained glass. Maturing at 2 feet, these deciduous ferns need shade ...

If your front yard needs an extra spruce for spring, consider adding a Japanese painted fern to your landscape design. Even if you don't have a green thumb, you've probably spotted these ferns before: ...

Japanese painted fern will adapt to nearly any level of shade, but the most attractive foliage color is displayed in light shade. Like most ferns, a well-drained organic-rich soil with plentiful ...

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: Last year I planted three Japanese Painted Ferns along the south east side of my house in an area shaded by a maple tree whose trunk is about 9 feet from the ...

I purchased a Japanese fern tree in 2006 and it was beautiful for several years. Leaves have yellowed and fallen off by the thousands. It seemed to do fairly well during the cold spell losing more … ...

Homeowners often mistakenly believe it is impossible to have colorful gardens in shady areas in their landscapes. They may believe ground covers planted in rings around the bases of trees or ...

Holly fern is a handsome and sturdy plant for shade that was extremely common a half-century ago. Also called house holly fern and Japanese fern, this slowly clumping species (cyrtomium falcatum ...

Ferns are very old plants that long predate the dinosaurs and were already abundant during the Carboniferous Period 350 million years ago, when many species grew in treelike form. Nowadays, they ...

I’ve been keeping a close eye on a maidenhair fern that I rescued from my sister’s garden two years ago. The fern is one of six that came to me from her. Each had its own small pot. I moved ...

Japanese painted ferns typically grow to a moderate size, reaching about 12 to 18 inches in height and spreading 18 to 24 inches wide. Their compact, arching fronds give them an elegant, ...

Japanese painted ferns are an excellent outdoor plant that requires little sunlight. Here, learn how to properly care for your plant. The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Painted Fern Care ...