Re: [SG] Maidenhair Fern

In a message dated 1/30/99 7:09:54 PM Central Standard Time, Meum71@AOL.COM
writes:

<< I highly recommend this native fern, plus sensitive fern for those that
want
 shorter ferns for the shade garden. >>

Hi Paul and fellow gardeners,

I'd like to hear more about your use of the sensitive fern.  Do you mean
Onoclea sensibilis?  I've hesitated to introduce this one into my woodland
garden because of how it spreads through out my lawn down by our pond.  We
just mow it right along with the grass.  It does stay moist by the pond,
however, so that might be why it does so good there.  Do you think it could
crowd out woodland plants that are in drier, sandier soils?   Or, maybe I
should ask WHICH plants can compete with it, and which ones can't??

Thanks for any thoughts on this,
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
 zone 4a
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