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The pteridologist (not in the glossary) owner of Britain's renowned Rickard's Hardy Ferns enlightens gardeners on the options ferns offer besides filling shady niches. With some 100 photos of green but quite diverse examples, coverage includes fern botany, history, A-Z representatives, care, and surprising "special cases" of tree, desert, and filmy ferns. Includes US and European plant hardiness zone maps, national fern collections, fern societies, and where to see and buy hardy and half hardy ferns worldwide.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

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The Plantfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns shows just how easily ferns can be grown in almost every garden. Martin Rickard's infectious enthusiasm shines through in his lucid text and will persuade every gardener that ferns are what their garden needs most.

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