An interesting question arrived in my e-mail box that I believewill be interesting to many readers: Q: We recently moved here from Washington State and I terriblymiss my fern-covered back yard! Do you ...

Phytoremediation is the science of using plants to help clean up pollution. After all, plants are experts at selectively extracting nutrients and minerals from the soil through their roots. So why can ...

Mention the word fern, and many gardeners will envision an indoor grotto filled with Boston and maidenhair fern. Or maybe a tropical forest full of wild ferns. But in their garden? Maybe a Western ...

There’s plenty to recommend indoor ferns. Their foliage is gorgeous, airy and light. They add a lush tropical feel to a room, and they are easy growers once their light and moisture needs are taken ...

Scientists determined the formaldehyde removal efficiency of a diverse cross-section of 86 indoor plant species. Ferns had the highest formaldehyde removal efficiency of the five classes of plants ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Arsenic-contaminated soil and groundwater pose risks to millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Cleaning up the toxic metal is a laborious and ...

Isolating a gene that allows a type of fern to tolerate high levels of arsenic, researchers hope to use the finding to create plants that can clean up soils and waters contaminated by the toxic metal.