A Fern Lover's Story

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Ferns—unusual, mysterious, majestic, primitive. These unique plants that carpet the shady woodlands have been on earth, in some form, for nearly 400 million years. But does their wild beauty transpose well into the home garden? Chicago Illinois, Hyde Park resident and fern-enthusiast Steven Loevy thinks so. Loevy grows more than 25 different ferns in his shade-rich yard. “My fern collection started because I bought this house in 1984, and we had a silver maple in the yard, and a syca- more next door that leafs out in late June. By the 4th of July there is absolutely no sunlight. I realized that you take the light you’ve got, and you go to work with it,” says Loevy. For Loevy’s shady yard, ferns were a perfect fit. Anyone with an outdoor space that has full or partial shade will find a unique garden muse in the majestic fern. And as Loevy’s yard clearly indicates, there is a wide variety of fern species available. There is the delicate, graceful maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) with its black lacquered stems and horizontal fronds, the cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinna momea) with its erect stalk of honey-brown spores in spring, the lush and primitive sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis), and the royal fern (Osmunda regalis) with its rich wine-colored fiddleheads and impressive posture. In all, there are about 1,200 different species of ferns in the world (and they can be found nearly everywhere on the planet). But only 15% of these grow in temperate environments. Read the rest of the story in our Articles section.


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