My favorite is the native maidenhair fern, which is a short, small-leafed type growing only about a foot tall. Christmas ferns and wood ferns are two other native ferns that grow about 18 inches ...

Icy mushrooms and frigid ferns: A walk in the winter woods. Updated: Jan. 16, 2017, 11:54 a.m. ... If you want some peace and quiet, take a walk in the winter woods.