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Home » Plants & Animals » Shade Gardening » Online Nurseries 2000 - Foliage Gardens - Page 2 Articles in this Topic    Discussions in this Topic Online Nurseries 2000 - Foliage Gardens - Page 2 © Marge Talt Page 2 Feb 22, 2000 Blade - the leafy portion of the frond Pinna (Plural pinnae) - a primary division of the frond - a leaflet Pinnate - once divided;  bipinnate - twice divided;  tripinnate - thrice divided Pinnule - a division of a pinna - a segment Rhizome - the growth center of the fern - roots below and fronds above Sorus (plural sori) - a fruit dot containing spores Spores - the fern's reproductive unit

Everything offered in the print catalog is online except for an excellent quick reference to fern genus characteristics (which isn't up yet, but is coming) - well worth having in hand when you start to get acquainted with the sometimes confusing world of ferns. Both have a nice glossary of fern terminology, which I've reproduced here for those of you new to ferns. The catalog - only $2.00US, is well worth getting as a handy reference when you're offline.

The web site is easy to navigate. There is no online ordering at this time, but there is a two page order form for you to print out and send in with your order - be sure to print out both pages - use your browser's back button to return to the main portion of the site.

In addition to the catalog listings, there are pages of information about ferns, Japanese maples and Kousa dogwoods as well as links to more fern information on the web and other selected sites. Plus, Foliage Gardens offers a video presenting a short course on ferns, fern screensavers, fern postcards and the book, The Plantfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns by Martin Rickard, President of The British Pteridological Society and owner Rickard's Hardy Ferns in Tenbury Wells, England. If you're going to be in the vicinity of Seattle, Washington in early June, check out the Fern Festival page for information on this event - Foliage Gardens will be on hand to help you choose the perfect plant for your garden.

Ferns

There are many hardy ferns for our gardens. I love them and grow several species - and I always want more. You really can't have too many ferns. Fern botanical names, however, are mostly tongue twisters and it is not always easy to find a good photograph that shows you what the plant really looks like. Sue has sent me slides to scan so that I can show you some that I'd surely like to add to my garden, plus there are more images on the web site.

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