For a long time I avoided my namesake. I was teased mercilessly about my name while growing up. While I love it now (how much more fitting of a name could a garden blogger have?!), I spent most of my life hating the name ‘Fern.’ Hating the plant came along with hating the name. Afterall, if there were no Ferns, I wouldn’t have had to suffer through all the jokes.
Anyway, enough therapy. Lately I’ve been really noticing Ferns (and the non-Ferns that everyone refers to as Ferns) and how beautiful they can be. The other day I saw a container featuring Foxtail Fern, which is actually a member of the lily family, that I thought would be awesome in a bright indoor spot. Here’s my version:
Keep this pot evenly moist (it might help to cover the surface of the dirt with mulch or stones) and put it in a bright indoor spot or somewhere outdoors with filtered light. I picture it in a round, cylindrical pot that is glazed with a dark bronze color.
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But I love ferns. They are beautiful. I love greens.
i love ferns!! they are one of my favorites!! this pot is awesome, i love the foxtail fern, i have tons in my garden pots! (and i didn’t know it was in the lily family!!) but i would love to try this combo…really pretty…
Blossom — I wish you could have told that to all the kids in middle school!
Christina — Isn’t it funny that Foxtail Fern is more closely related to Tulips than it is Ferns, and yet we call it Foxtail Fern?!
Lovely combo! In my climate, that’d do fine outside, too, in a somewhat protected spot. Very pretty. I’m a big fan of ferns in all their permutations.
Gen — I wouldn’t be able to be your friend anymore if you didn’t like my namesake.