"Green is a color" -- absolutely! Thank you for that recognition!

I have been working on my shade garden, slowly, for the past few years. I have a lady in red fern next to a begonia grandis and a japanese maple. It is very subtle, but the red tips of the maple , the red stems of the fern and the pinkish-red back of the begonia blend so well together, it is so beautiful. I actually bought a few more of the ferns today to add to the area.

Fantastic, thank you again.

The Autumn Ferns are fabulous. They are a great anchor in any shade garden.

I planted one autumn fern two years ago. Loved it so much that I now have seven! Love them!

I'll be watching this one over and over. Again...magic words...deer resistant. How can a cute little Bambi do so much damage?

Don’t forget the “Godzilla” Japanese painted fern. Can be 3’ by 3’

Jim I always walk away educated watching your videos, Thank you

I have the painted fern and absolutely love them, they don’t seem to spread which I’m okay with, but I have divided them and they handle it fine.

Thanks for this video. I have been looking at ferns for a shaded area.

I cut back all my hardy ferns during March when their leaves look brown & tattered. I’m seeing some of their fronds peeking up. Can’t wait to see them all full in. My garden looks empty without them since I planted them in drifts.

I love learning about shade tolerant plants.

I love ferns. My favorite thing is the way they unfurl themselves. I know you had a cool close-up picture on your subscriber photos last week. They aren't the easiest thing to grow here in our hot, dry summer climate. They require some special area in the yard, often the North side of the house or under a tree. We persevere because they are so lovely. I have two Japanese painted ferns which I have had for years. They don't ever get very large, but they are beautiful nonetheless. I have some other plain green hardy ferns (no idea what variety) that I bought from a nearby garden enthusiast who said they came from his mom's yard and that they were very hardy. He was right! They have reliably come back for about 4 years now. I wouldn't mind if they got larger and spread some.

The deer ate my Japanese painted ferns but I've had good luck with Autumn ferns.

A friend is bringing me an autumn fern and a a Japanese painted lady fern to add to my garden tomorrow. I can't wait! After this video, next on my wish list is a lady in red fern. I had never seen them before.

Perhaps Heuchera and Lenton Rose might be a good sub for Hosta if you are worried about deer resistance. Alternatively you can try Liquid Fence. It seems to work as it smells like garlic, urea and bad eggs. Yuck. I wish it were not so expensive though. I apply it after every rain to my Hosta mainly for Voles.

Great informational share! I have a new garden space and will be needing some ferns.

Thank you! You've been the only one I've found so far that have given good info on ferns. K just got an autum and a couple painted ferns. Going to go plant them with my hostas now!

Love this! 🌿😍🙌🏼

Love ferns, thank you

okay odd question: have you ever had anyone inquire to plant shade plants that encourages , frogs, toads, and the skinks, and anoles( im zone 8) I trying to plant tons more plants they really like, especially under all my old oaks

You left out my favorite fern: the sensitive fern: Onoclea sensibilis, although it is an aggressive creeper which makes it a great foundation plant!

Very interesting! Loved them all.

Older video really came in handy for my garden planning for 2024 Jim. I have a raised deck about 27 feet length facing North with large pine trees within 10 feet of this area. I was searching for something that could be evergreen below the deck that wouldn't need much maintenance and minimal sun. Further from the deck under the huge pines I recently planted Autumn Twist azaleas, this area because its a few feet away from the deck it gets more morning to noon sunlight. I also have some cast iron plants facing the same direction, but these are up against my house along with a Acuba and hostas. At 65 I love to garden still but need to keep the maintenance to a minimum. Now just to break it up a bit , plan on a few evergreen shrubs for full shade so I don't have a 27 ft runway of Holly ferns. Any Ideas?? btw I am local Rocky Mount NC so 7b border to 8 now.

Love ferns ! Thanks for the vedio !

jim cracking himself up in this one. haha

Thanks, Jim. I have never seen the holly ferns before. Will look for it. Does it only do well in moist soil?

Any do well under old maple trees DRY SHADE?

Pretty

Only ones I find ornamental enough are, (what I know them as) 'foxtail'. Many ferns are hard to remove--- They seems to eat glyphosate like its nitrogen

How do you tell shield fern from so many others that look similar, please

Really enjoy your videos! Adding botanical names could be helpful ;)

my Japanese painted fern is dying after the the first frost this year , i thought i was in the hardy zone , zone 8 , I'm right outside of Chattanooga Tn. I don;t know what happened .

I'm new to landscape gardening, so don't blast me to bad on these next few questions. I have no shade near my house. I do have 5 acres of woods. Is there any ferns that like full sun? If I planted ferns on the edge or inside the wood line would they survive? What would be some good plants I could use as a border for a walkway to a creek? The woods block out about 50% of the sun. I teeter on the edge of zone 7a & 7b NC and SC border.

they are NOT cold tolerant. Mine outright died in the winter.

What would be a good fern to grow for the floral trade in zone 7a SE, that is large and vigorous?

Is the Southern Shielded Fern the only native fern that you showed? Thanks!

Can you divide ferns like you can hostas? I have some of the Japanese painted that are pretty big.