Casa Flora

10/27/2020

The newfound love affair among Millennials and Gen Z for indoor plants seems to be a thing that's continuing to flourish...

Millennials and Gen Z love caring for indoor plants. But why? Lindsay Baker speaks to the ‘plantfluencers’, and explores self-care – and the perennial appeal of the houseplant.

06/02/2020

Australian tree ferns. They aren't just for Australians.

Sculptural and primeval, Australian tree ferns have been thrilling British gardeners for more than 150 years. They’re also perfect for today’s tiny back gardens and shady courtyards

11/28/2016

And ferns come out on top!

A healthy home environment is vital to a person's well-being and houseplants contribute to it more than you might think. Their main benefit is air-filtering, so it sounds only reasonable that NASA did a Clean Air Study, that found which plants are effective at removing benzene, formaldehyde, trichlo...

10/21/2016

Great Color!

A NY FLOWER WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO COMPETE with the two most colorful ferns in the garden here, which have [read more…]

10/16/2016

Nice short article on adding grace, elegance, and texture to your shade garden with the help of Lady ferns (Athyrium felix-femina).

Add a bit of grace and elegance to your shade garden with the help of Lady ferns (Athyrium felix-femina). This shade lover can be found growing in moist woodlands, meadows and ravines throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The feathery fronds add texture and color to the garden. They combine

02/26/2016

This is wonderful... http://www.gardensillustrated.com/article/gardens/ferns

02/14/2016

Happy Valentines Day!
From:
Hemionitis arifolia - Heart leaf fern

02/02/2016

http://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5151

A new species of Adiantum is described from California. This species is endemic to northern California and is currently known only from Shasta County. We describe its discovery after first being collected over a century ago and distinguish it from A. jordanii and A. capillus-veneris. It is evergreen…

12/25/2015

Merry Christmas!

Each leaflet on the Christmas fern — which is green when much of the natural world is brown, absent or dormant — is shaped like a little Christmas stocking.

01/30/2013

Cold out there? Not all ferns seem to mind!

Nice pics of some lovely ferns in this article. And some great early ideas for Spring planting in your garden.

http://anewscafe.com/2013/01/12/where-the-winter-ferns-grow/

Winter can mean rain or snow, wind or stillness, sun or darkness. But in the valley and foothill portions of our region – winter also means ferns. From the first late fall rains through to the heat of summer gardens ...

04/06/2012

What began with a simple terrarium turned into a 19th centuy frond phenomenon that influenced art, fashion and home decor.

01/05/2012

A great little video on growing ferns as house plants.

Ferns make beautiful houseplants. Dave introduces you to some ferns and explains how to care for them.