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gardens are becoming more are more common, as people are realizing
the potential that these beautiful plants have. While many other
kinds of plants do not vary much from species to species, the
leaf structure, size, and shape of ferns can differ greatly,
making an all-fern garden nice to look at indeed. Fern gardens
are also rather easy to care for, and can grow in several different
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| The first
part to starting a fern garden is to consider the area that
it would inhabit. Many species of fern cannot tolerate any frost
or temperatures under fifty degrees, so living in a colder zone
limits the selection of ferns to choose from. The Christmas
fern will retain its green foliage throughout the winter in
zones as cold as zone four. This makes the Christmas fern useful
for gardens farther north.
One way
to avoid limiting fern selection in colder regions is to transplant
the ferns each fall into pots or hanging baskets and place
them indoors for the winter months. When placed indoors, ferns
are easy to care for and require little sunlight. In the garden,
nearly all ferns prefer full to partial shade, and all require
a fair amount of moisture to thrive. Placing a fern garden
beneath a well-shading tree will assure the plants get little
sunlight.
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advantage to placing fern gardens underneath a shady tree is
the addition of one of the most interesting ferns, the staghorn
fern. The staghorn fern requires no soil to grow, and can be
suspended by chain from a tree branch, to make a ball of foliage.
These interesting ferns can be attached to hardwood boards and
give the impression of a hanging basket, yet there is no basket
to be found. |
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