The Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Ill., recently released the results of a 12-year evauation of 26 types of athyrium, the plant genus that includes about 200 species of ferns. Of those evaluated, ...

What: Japanese painted fern, or eared lady fern, brings amazing and colorful foliage to the shade garden. The silvers and purplish-reds that are overlaid on the fronds brightens any shadowy situation.

The Hermit Thrush is a small, chunky bird that hops around forest floors, sorting through leaf litter for tasty insects. It ...