Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. During ...

These fabulous plants love our moist, warm climate, but choosing the correct plot is essential Diarmuid settling his tree ferns into their new position in his garden Dahlia ‘Arbatax’ Leatherjacket ...

With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on many long drives or bushwalks. But how much do you really know about ...

Jane is in Kinglake West, an hour north-west of Melbourne, visiting a family-run fern nursery that feels a bit like a rainforest. The site covers 5 acres (2ha) and about a third of that is taken up by ...

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 ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...