Six Autumn Ferns Planted - October 2022
Last week, I shared the sweet deal I found at the Orange Big Box nursery on six small Autumn Ferns and talked about how they are/were on my plant 'want list' because of how well they've performed in our backyard the past two growing seasons. The three that I have are standouts and are what I'd call semi-evergreen as they last WELL PAST the first frost. That four-season aspect is a big part of what I'm drawn to with the Autumn Fern. And... the fact that it doesn't look ratty after the long, hot Summer . One of the aspects of our garden that I've continued to work on is the notion of repetition. Garden design that works (for me), very often includes a repeating set of plants in different locations to help pull the whole thing together. I have started on my repetition journey with Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grasses and Hicks Yews. I'd like to keep adding Autumn Ferns in different spots to begin to show a repeated glimpse of these four-season ferns.