This fern with distinctive, deeply lobed fronds of chartreuse color, is an excellent ground cover plant for low moist garden areas. Because of its sensitive nature, it does best when sited where it is sheltered from prevailing winds in soil that is not allowed to dry out.

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I think Miz Flora is making up for her mid-summer estivation. (Okay, squirrels don’t really estivate, but she kept out of the sun for a week in the heat here.) We scampered into the shade of …

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