Adjectives do their best. Occasionally, though, they fall far short of the goal of helping to describing something properly. Case in point, when Twitter user @riley909090 went to purchase a fern ...

This shade loving fern has bold and bright matte-green leaves that give a fresh look throughout the spring and summer. What: The bold evergreen leaves of this holly fern are the largest of all the ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

As summer makes its steamy arrival in Kentucky, shade becomes an ever increasingly important and hot garden commodity. No longer do we embrace the sunshine with the same vigor as we did on those first ...

Taking a forest walk in July is a unique experience. The woods is shady and a few degrees cooler than the heat that we feel in the open during this month. Thanks to the thick arboreal canopy, the ...

One of the simple pleasures in life is visiting preserved woodlands and forests where towering trees create quiet, shady, often damp environments. Not many plants can grow in the low light levels cast ...

Ferns are weird. They're green and leafy like other forest plants, but they reproduce more like mushrooms do—by releasing clouds of spores. Many species don't require a partner for fertilization, ...