Tightly-curled young fern fronds, or "fiddleheads," remain dormant throughout winter and patiently await the warmth and light of longer days to unfurl among the wildflowers in the season of spring.

They don’t have showy flowers. They live in the darker recesses of our landscapes. Yet ferns are as beloved garden subjects as any other plant group. These ancient plants have been around for millions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olga Rolenko / Moment via Getty Images Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 ...

In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...

One of the more delightful things to watch for in spring is the annual unfurling of the ferns. They seem to suddenly appear, all coiled up and then, as the days lengthen and get warmer they gradually ...

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

As with so many plant groups, once a gardener stumbles upon ferns (figuratively speaking), there's no turning back. In our abundance of shade from trees and buildings, ferns can add texture, color and ...

My first introduction to the Christmas fern came at a garden club flower-arranging workshop. Everyone brought greens from their gardens to supplement a “supermarket bouquet,” and I was amazed when one ...

The Archbishop John Ireland used to pray in my kitchen — or so the neighbors say. Long before it was my attic apartment, this space was reportedly his home chapel in St. Paul, Minn. Ireland, a giant ...