Sometimes the weather can catch us out. A sudden cold snap or unseasonal frost can damage even hardy ferns, and it's not always clear whether they can be saved. Ferns can recover from a freeze as...

The success of any pot plant depends on two big factors: appropriate watering, and choosing the best potting compost mix for the plant. Ferns have different needs compared to other popular pot...

Ferns are popular houseplants, because they are well suited to the indoor environment and come in many beautiful forms. They are distinctive too, in that the principal pleasure in a fern comes from...

Ferns are robust, and generally need little maintenance once established. Despite this resilience, new ferns are most vulnerable immediately after planting, and so it's important to choose the best...

When choosing a fern from a garden center or nursery, a key concern is how long it will take for it to grow to full size. How big a specimen do you need to buy? How fast do ferns grow once planted or...

As someone who can be a bit haphazard about keeping to watering schedules, I'm grateful that ferns can be very forgiving plants. Most ferns thrive best in moist, humid environments, but so as long as...