Ferns are coming up in force these days, now that it’s May and we’ve finally had days – or was it weeks? – of rain. Some of our biggest and most common native ferns, cinnamon fern and interrupted 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 ...

This hay-scented fern planted itself right by my front door, surrounded by stones in the hot afternoon sun. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER / For the Monitor Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter ...

Fiddleheads, so named because of their resemblance to the musical instrument, are the tightly wound, emerging fronds of several species of ferns. Many cultures, including Native American tribes in the ...