About FERNS

An unusual range of plants in variety of height, colours and textures. Once used widely in Victorian gardens, ferns are regaining their popularity. Grown best full or in light shade ferns are not difficult plants to grow and do well in most soils. Many tolerate dry shade and moist planting sites. Most of our ferns are hardy and partially or fully die down in the winter. Go to Ferns data sheet

SUGGESTED USES FOR FERNS

Evergreen ferns:
Asplenium
Blechnum
Polypodium
Polystichum

Ferns tolerant of dry shade:
Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris filix-mas
Polypodium vulgare

Ferns for damp conditions:
Asplenium scolopendrium
Athryium filix-femina
Athyrium niponicum
Blechnum
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris erythrosora

Ferns for bog/waterside:
Matteuccia
Onoclea
Osmunda
Thelypteris

Ferns for hedge/shrubbery:
Athryium filix-femina
Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris filix-mas
Polystichum setiferum
Pteridium