Eilís O'Neill / KUOW/EarthFix Ellie and Emma are toddlers. They spend a lot of time with their dad Tim Billo in Seward Park, a fragment of old-growth forest on the edge of Lake Washington. Billo’s a ...
SANTA CRUZ >> Beneath California’s iconic towering redwoods, ferns carpet the forest floor. The Western sword fern is the most common plant in the coastal redwood forest, and it’s showing signs of ...
A character from the original Adventure Time series made an appearance in this week's Fionna and Cake — this is what you need ...
Seward Park covers 300 acres of lush green and old growth trees in the heart of Seattle. Around 2013, however, something started to change. The sword ferns blanketing the park began to die. "It's now ...
WHAT: Sword fern, Polystichum munitum, is one of our most useful native ferns and a staple in the Northwest garden. Sword fern is evergreen and forms a shapely, arching mound. WHY PLANT IT: It is ...
One doesn’t always think of ferns and Inland Northwest gardening in the same idea. Our climate isn’t anything like the West Side of the state, where sword fern can grow to 6 feet tall and other types ...
The native western sword fern, shown here surrounding the bird bath, can grow anywhere from 2 to 6 feet tall. It thrives in the moist, temperate climate of the Pacific Northwest and does well in a ...
INDIANOLA — The barren patch of ground stood out in the midst of the lush forest understory. All around, sword ferns crowded between tree trunks forming dense thickets of greenery, but in this spot, ...
The sword fern poses a threat to indigenous species because it spreads aggressively and is able to form dense stands, quickly displacing indigenous vegetation. PHOTO BY INVASIVE.ORG.ZA We all know ...
M.B.: Sounds like a natural to me. Our native sword ferns are easygoing and not easily upset. Minor or woodland bulbs that tolerate the shade are better choices than traditional tall tulips or ...
Delicate as lace, or seemingly tough as leather, ferns can be found in climates ranging from rain forest to tundra. It's no wonder that they find their way to so many Pacific Northwest gardens.
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