Video Recap
If you're looking to add texture to the shade garden, look no further than perennial ferns! They provide vibrant color and unique texture amongst other shade garden staples. Noelle spotlights 5 major perennial fern families we grow, including a few native varieties! Plus, shares care instructions for each! She covers the Athyrium family (Lady Ferns, Japanese Painted Ferns & Spleenwort/Slender Ferns), the Dryopteris family (Wood Ferns & Autumn Ferns), Mattucheia (Ostrich Ferns), Osmunda (Cinnamon Ferns), and the Polystichum family (Christmas Ferns & Korean Ferns). All of these Fern families grow well in Northeast Ohio and make fantastic additions to shade gardens!