Christmas Fern – Care and various types

Hi all, Starting from the basics about fern, its habitat & requirements, we have so far seen some of the prerequisites of having fern either as house plant or Garden tree. Christmas fern is often grown by gardeners to help prevent soil erosion.  It thrives well in rocky or shallow garden borders, and flourish in … Read more

Staghorn Fern – Care and various types

Hi all, Starting from the basics about fern, its habitat & requirements, we have so far seen some of the prerequisites of having fern either as house plant or Garden tree. One variety that is has got a typical and unique frond is ‘Staghorn fern ‘.The marvelous looking staghorn fern is an epiphyte or ‘air … Read more

Boston Fern – Care and various types

Hello friends, we have so far seen some of the prerequisites of having fern either as house plant or Garden tree. One popular variety that is synonymous with word fern is “Boston Fern”. It is also called as sword fern or Ladder Fern .This variety grows in all warm and humid tropical areas around the … Read more

House Plant Winter care

Most of the current generations have the passion and perseverance to have variety of houseplants at home. One main reason is, indoor plants suits well for an independent bungalow, condominium as well as packed flats. They require minimum maintenance, be it water, Fertilizer or light/shade. But one factor that eludes most of the owners is … Read more

Fern Reproduction cycles

As already stated in previous posts, ferns exist for millions of years and are as old as the first first plant on land. You should at the same time remember that ferns have sophisticated reproductive system that can adapt to any type of environment. Like many other plants, ferns can reproduce by sexual or asexual … Read more

Watering Ferns – Right Way

There is no need to emphasize about the essentiality of water for any living organism, let alone a plant. This has been taught at Kindergarten stage. There is much more to the watering cycle , dosage of water water , when and where to apply apart from other things  could turn out to be more  … Read more

Best Fertilizer for Ferns

Ferns have been in existence for well over  350 Million years and almost as old as the first land based plant. Ferns are much older than the Dinosaurs. In the previous posts, you have seen that four major ingredients are most important for the thriving of ferns in any place namely Shade, Moisture in air … Read more