If your garden is full of shade and protected from the sun, then you can go all out and plant larger fern species, like the Australian tree fern. With a large canopy and elegant single trunk ...

With silver to green foliage and bold burgundy to purple stalks it’s a real head-turner in woodland gardens. ‘Like most ferns, they prefer nutrient rich, moist soil and shade to part shade ...

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, ferns are easy to maintain given the right ...