Ivydene Gardens Fern Plants Gallery:
Introduction

The Encyclopaedia of Ferns by David L. Jones (ISBN 0 88192 054 1) provides a very good introduction to ferns, their structure, biology, cultivation and propagation.

This plant gallery has thumbnail pictures of ferns to grow in the following types:-

• Aquatic Ferns
• Boston, Fishbone, Lace and Sword Ferns
• Cloak, Lip, Hand Ferns and their hardy relatives
• Filmy and Crepe Ferns
• Lacy Ground Ferns
• (o)Lady Ferns and their Allies
• Maidenhair Ferns
• (o)Miscellaneous Ferns
• (o)Primitive Ferns and Fern Oddities
• Scrambling, Umbrella, Coral and Pouch Ferns
• Selaginellas (Clubmosses or Spikemosses)
• (o)Shield, Buckler, Holly Ferns and their relatives
• Squirrel's Foot, Rabbit's Foot, Hare's Foot and their relatives
• Staghorns, Elkhorns and other large Epiphytes
• Tassel Ferns and Clubmosses
• The Brakes
• The Polypodies
• (o)The Spleenworts
• The Tree Ferns
• Water, Hard, Rasp and Chain Ferns

This plant gallery has thumbnail pictures of ferns for a purpose in the following uses:-

• (o)Cold-hardy Ferns
• Ground Cover Ferns
• (o)For Hanging Baskets
• (o)For Indoor Decoration
• Ferns from Lime-hating Soils
• (o)Ferns from Limestone Soils
• (o)For Outdoor Containers
• (o)For Terrariums
• (o)For Wet Soils
• With Pendulous Fronds or Weeping Growth Habit

This plant gallery has thumbnail pictures of fern spores with its colour:-

• Spore Colour

These gallery photographs were provided by Christine Foord and they were photographed by Christine and Ron Foord