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Re: [SG] (SG) FERNS

GeneBush wrote:
>
> Greetings Elaine,
>         Goodness, England is the country that started this whole Fern thing. Your
> country is noted for collecting ferns from all around the world and the
> growing of ferns was a national obsession. Check your garden history from
> the Victorian age. The British Pteridological society was formed in 1891.
>         You mention your space for ferns being small. One of the ferns suggested
> to you already was the Maidenhair. There is more than one species of this
> fern and the one that grows in this region is perfectly hardy down to -30
> degrees F. Look up photos of the Fragile fern, the Bulblit fern (wine red
> stems in spring), Walking Fern )(truly tiny), Ebony Spleenwort. There are,
> in reality, a list of small ferns almost endless for the rock garden or
> small space. In fact, you are probably gardening in about a zone 7 or 8 and
> I am in zone 6 with frequent 5 conditions. your selection therefore would
> be quite a bit larger than available to me. Also your climate is more moist
> making fern growth easier.
>         Good luck and please let us know what you finally decide upon for your
> shady nook.

Hi Gene,
Thanks for your advice. I will have to get a book on ferns and read up
about their history.
I have a neutral soil, but you're right - our climate is perfect for
ferns.
I will let you know my final list of ferns for my shady corner when I
have done more research. 'Til then thanks again.
Oh, by the way, you and several others on the list refer to zones and
conditions. Can you explain what these zones, etc mean. We don't seem to
refer to them in England.
Elaine.
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