Hardy
ferns recapture glory days of Victorian gardens
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield,UK - 19 Jan 2008 Cached
Dryopteris affinis, the Golden Male Fern, can reach 90 cm (36in)
tall and has produced some wonderful variations with twisted and
congested fronds that add ... |
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Frond
Friends in the City
Gothamist, NY - 11 Aug 2007 Cached
Ferns could be described as biological pioneers. The plants' spores
float to inhospitable locales and flourish, creating biological
and envrionmental ... |
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Just
good fronds
Guardian Unlimited - 30 September 2006 Cached
Sleek, sculptural ferns are the perfect plants for a modern look.
Ferns are prehistoric-looking things that have been around for
millions of years, so it is ...
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Scientists
Look to Ferns to Create Novel Energy Scavenging Device ...
AZoNano.com, Australia - 17 Sep 2006 Cached
University of Michigan scientists looked to ferns to create a novel
energy scavenging device that uses the power of evaporation to move
itself---materials that ... |
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Humble
ferns that saved the planet
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 1 June 2006 Cached
THE Arctic was once a balmy subtropical paradise with palm trees,
alligators and an average temperature of 74F, scientists revealed
yesterday. ... |
Rock
tassel fern loves humidity, mossy areas
Miami Herald, FL - 14 May 2006
Description: Lumped in with plants called ''fern allies,'' club
moss, or rock tassel fern, is a beautiful tropical plant that is
not so far removed ... |
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Ferns
could be the answer to your gardening question
Seattle Times, United States - 13 May 2006
... To the unaccustomed eye, one fern can look pretty much like
another — lacy and green. ... Think, too, of the overall shape
of the fern you are using. ... |
A
fern that just suddenly appears
Miami Herald, FL - 7 May 2006
... And finally, like ferns, Psilotum has a two-stage life: spores
germinate and form one kind of plant that produces male and female
organs, which must unite to ... |
Green
Goes Underground
Washington Post, United States - 15 Apr 2006
... 106 miles of track, much of it underground, some of it deep
underground. ... veneris , or common maidenhair fern, provide surprising
splashes of green amid the ... |
Ask
Marianne: Sword ferns will enjoy a little company
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 14 Apr 2006
By MARIANNE BINETTI. Q: I have a wooded area under some trees that
is partly shaded and there are native sword ferns growing there
now. ... |
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Modern
gardens love ancient ferns
Toronto Star, Canada - 13 Apr 2006
Ferns are ancient and elegant. ... "Ferns really cool the
garden down," Nina Aprile is saying from Wild Things Plant
Farm in Clifford, Ont. ...
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Royal
plants inspire fern feature
BBC News - 12 Mar 2006
Using a stumpery - an area of hardwood tree stumps - as a base,
the fern collection at Parc Glynllifon near Caernarfon now has over
a 100 plants. ... |
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Species
richness and distribution of ferns along an elevational gradient
in Costa Rica
Am J Botany (subscription) - 20 Jan 2006
... within plant functional types along an elevational gradient
and the potential mechanisms driving such changes, we studied
species richness of ferns at six ...
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Thorny
problems: boxes, ferns and mystery gadgets
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 13 Jan 2006
... What is the best way to treat ferns in the garden? Last ...
Georgina Rowsell, Rutland. Most of the ferns we grow are not evergreen.
They ... |
Results
still out on 'arsenic eating' fern
Science Daily (press release) - 23 Dec 2005
Katrina soil may pose health risks (December 14, 2005) -- A Texas
Tech University study suggests lead in soil and sediment disturbed
by Hurricane Katrina might ... |
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