Polystichum hildae, a holly fern discovered in Columbia, is named after a 95-year-old longtime volunteer at UVM. Here's why.

Ferns are underrated and largely ignored by gardeners, but they shouldn't be. They can add much to a garden. I recently went to Walpole, New Hampshire, where I met with Michael Nerrie of Distant Hill ...

Just in time for Christmas, researchers at the University of Vermont Herbarium have discovered a new fern, and they named it ...

Ferns are under-rated and largely ignored by gardeners, but should not be. They can add much to a garden. I recently went to Walpole, New Hampshire, where I met with Michael Nerrie of Distant Hill ...

It’s mid-winter. I have been daydreaming not about spring wildflowers but about ferns, our most graceful plant form. They are things of beauty, providing varied forms that delight the eye and add ...

Researchers have assembled one of the largest global assessment of fern diversity. The study integrated digitized herbarium data, genetic data, and climatic data and discovered 58% of fern species ...

Ferns are under-rated and largely ignored by gardeners, but should not be. They can add much to a garden. I recently went to Walpole, N.H. where I met with Michael Nerrie of Distant Hill Gardens and ...

April has once again been officially recognized as Native Plant Month here in Ohio, and since I’d already discussed some of our spring wildflowers, I thought I’d focus on a group of native plants that ...

DUMMERSTON — The Dummerston Conservation will present a workshop with Lynn Levine, a consulting forester and forest educator who was the spark that started the Dummerston Conservation Commission and ...

Ferns are not a very popular food item for the animal kingdom. Compared to the herbivorous insects on flowering plants and conifers, relatively few insects eat ferns. One estimate is there is about ...