Shade Gardening: Favorite Fern Picture, 1 by dax080

dax080 wrote:
Can't resist adding my favorite - this stand was here when we moved in, almost 20 years ago. Beautiful, and I love to watch all the unfurling of the fronds in the mid-spring. They just pop up after a few days of 60+ temps. I didn't know what it was for the longest time, but I believe they are Dryopteris carthusianna - a wood fern native to this area. This was taken on May 9, when they are the focal point of the early garden. Dax