The Oshkosh Garden Club's annual Spring Plant Sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17. The sale will feature a variety of Wisconsin-hardy plants and a "gardener's rummage sale." Proceeds support ...

Imagine a fern garden, and you're transported to a lush, woodland glade with sun-dappled shade and the splashing sounds of a nearby waterfall. Interested in making that scene a reality in your garden?

Those pesky, dim-lit, dark corners of your garden needn't remain barren — you can fill them with perennial ferns for an instant dose of calm and tranquility! Being forest dwellers, ferns are naturally ...

Almost every garden has a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, but they actually provide the opportunity to grow an ...

What are plant choices for shade areas? Among annuals, consider fibrous begonia with bronze foliage, tuberous begonia with large colorful flowers, coleus, and impatiens. Fuchsia is a good choice for a ...

The Chicago Botanic Garden has released its six-year evaluation of lady ferns and Japanese painted fern (Athyrium spp.). This group of ferns is among the most elegant, yet utilitarian plants for the ...

Almost every garden is likely to have a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, when, in fact, they provide the opportunity to ...