Ferns for American Gardens

by John T. Mickel

A great reference on the long-underappreciated fern its cultivation and ornamental use in the temperate garden. Mickel, Curator of Ferns at the New York Botanical Garden, describes more than 400 types of ferns and many more subspecies, varieties, and cultivars. Each entry explains the fern's habit, frond size and color, hardiness zones, and ease of cultivation, in addition to pointing out any outstanding ornamental features and their season of interest, and gives suggestions for the best use of the plant in the garden. Includes some 360 color photographs and 30 line drawings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

370 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

Reviews

[Jade]

An excellent guide. Very useful and occasionally quite witty. Rest In Peace, Dr. John T. Mickel.

[Meghan]

This was the best book out there on ferns until the "Encyclopedia of Ferns" was released in summer 2007. But since that one is still very pricey, I'll stick with this one for now.