The understory of our forests is graced with lots of ferns in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ferns (along with trees and wildflowers) are classified as vascular plants, meaning that they all have ...

There they are, growing with their little leaves, their roots in the ground, the little delicate flowers smiling up at the sun ... and being eaten, trampled on, mowed down, dug up, burned, sprayed ...

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 ...