In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about buying and growing Norland potatoes as well as dusting houseplants.

members of the fern family are unmistakable. They deserve to take centre stage in darker areas of your garden alongside other shade-loving flowering bulbs and perennials. As a group of plants ...

Q: Here’s a picture of the rabbit’s foot fern that we’ve had for over 40 years. I don’t know if it’s root-bound, and I don’t know if it can be replanted. It used to have more fern foliage.