Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olga Rolenko / Moment via Getty Images Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 ...

Growing ferns in containers opens up many possibilities for enjoying decorative, almost prehistoric, foliage and a woodland-style aesthetic in smaller gardens and spaces where planting into the ground ...

Almost every garden has a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, but they actually provide the opportunity to grow an ...

In research published in the American Journal of Botany, Department of Earth Sciences Assistant Professor in Residence Tammo Reichgelt used citizen science data to show that while some ferns prefer to ...

Fern species represent one of the most diverse and evolutionarily significant lineages of vascular plants. Over recent decades, phylogenetic studies have endeavoured to elucidate the evolutionary ...

Humans aren't the only things that prefer shade during summertime heat. So do ferns, and these woodland wonders are among the oldest plants on the planet. Dinner for dinos: Some 360 million years ago, ...

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each generation would look distinct from its predecessors. This is the process of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unfurling fiddlehead of the Christmas fern (_Polystichum acrostichoides_). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND Imagine a photograph of your ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Some ferns can be fussy to grow indoors and tend to drop fronds constantly (we’re looking at you, Boston ...

Water ferns regularly to keep soil consistently moist but never soggy, checking every few days for dryness. Water deeply at the base of the plant until moisture drains through, and use mulch to help ...