Boston ferns are low-maintenance plants. They only need a little pruning to look healthy and maintain their natural shape, but you'll need to do it correctly.

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1. Cut off the old fern fronds nearly to the ground, so new ones, called fiddleheads, can come up unencumbered. Clean out any dead leaves from other plants as well. For instance, the old flower stems ...

a woman touches a fern frond in a garden - Tom Werner/Getty Images As gardeners feel a nip of fall in the air, their thoughts turn to garden cleanup, preparing beds and plants for winter, and setting ...

The Victorians loved Boston ferns (Nephrolepisexaltata), and they're still popular today, especially on Southern porches. Sometimes called sword ferns, Boston ferns reach two to three feet tall and ...

Ferns are an ancient plant that have been gracing our earth with their feathery fronds for a long, long time. They make a great addition to landscaping since they can fill out thinly planted areas and ...

IT MIGHT STILL feel like winter, but before we know it, spring will be here. Right now, in mid-February, before new growth starts, is a great time to prune many of the earlier-flowering perennials. It ...