How to Find, Identify and Cook Fiddleheads
Take a look around your local farmers market or health food store in early spring and you might find some strange looking, green quarter-sized, coiled vegetables known as fiddleheads. They’re named for their resemblance to the ornamental ends of fiddles and other stringed instruments. But don’t blink. Because before you can say “fiddleheads” they’re gone! What are Fiddleheads? Fiddleheads are ferns before they become ferns. They are the furled up stage of a fern when they just start to shoot…
Horticultural Art
Horticultural Art Photography by Fred Michel. "Onoclea Sensibilis, Adiantum Pedatum, Matteuccia Struthiopteris." (Various Ferns)
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Ostrich-Fern (Onoclea struthiopteris). Plate taken from ‘Beautiful Ferns’ (1886). Text by Daniel Cady Eaton, illustrations by C. E. Paxon & J.H. Emerton. Published by Estes and Lauriat. archive.org
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Part 2 Gardens with an Uneven Terrain
Today, I am going to show you two properties where each of the designers had the challenge of creating a beautiful garden on two steep...
Sic Transit Aquilegia
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), native to eastern and central North America, is another of my favorite flowers of late spring. As someone once said, “Columbine are like candy, you can …
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Fiddleheads, Natural Delicacy With a Gourmet Twist
How to use fiddleheads with a gourmet twist: gourmet recipes for the edible shoots of the ostrich fern, a seasonal delicacy in Canada and North America.
Shade Garden - 20+ Plants that Don't Like the Sun - The Gardening Cook
Trying to get color and interest in a shade garden can be a challenge. But there are some that don't mind it at all . These 20+ plants love the shade.
From the archive: Christopher Lloyd on ferns
Now is the time to finesse your ferns, says Christopher Lloyd