Christmas ferns, they're just simple woodland shade plants, right? Wrong! Turns out, we’ve been taking this green-leafed plant for granted for quite some time. Said to gain its name from ...

Forget birdwatching, fern foraging hikes are the new hot trend in nature exploration! These so-called Pteridomania (fern ...

The "button" term comes from the fact people perceive the leaflets' shape as somewhat roundish, as they alternate along the fern stems.

So, to find out everything you need to know, we spoke to Maddie Porritt, plant expert at the online gardening centre The Stem. Here’s what she had to say. While you’ll find asparagus ferns in ...