Q:On a garden tour of Santa Barbara, I saw a large, flourishing staghorn fern, a veritable green fountain mounted on a wooden plank on a wall. I was so impressed that I bought a small one, which is on ...

Question: If a piece of staghorn fern falls from the main plant, can it be saved? I have seen them planted in mulch and soil. What is best? Answer: Sometimes staghorn ferns begin to fall apart with ...

For sheer pop, indoors or out, staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp) can’t be beat. Once considered difficult to grow in San Diego County, staghorn ferns are now commonly found in nurseries, hanging on ...

If you”ve ever seen something that looks like a hunting trophy but is in shades of green, you can rest assured that it is not of animal origin. More than likely you”re gazing upon a staghorn fern, a ...

A question for Dan Gill: A dear friend gave me a staghorn fern four or five years ago, and it now seems to have fallen on hard times. The round ball out of which the antlers grow seems to be ...

Staghorn ferns (Platycerium species) are epiphytes, plants that hold on to tree trunks or branches. They have two kinds of fronds: flat, roundish sterile ones that turn brown and papery as they age, ...

Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns on the other hand don’t get top billing in most landscapes even though they were probably ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These quirky, antler-like plants are all the rage for adding a stylish touch of greenery to your home These quirky, antler-like ...

Q. I have a large staghorn fern attached to a tree in a southern exposure, but the sun is blocked by the house next door. It started to get brown spots, and I was told they were aphids. I bought a ...

Q. We have a large staghorn fern that has become hollow inside and is hanging from a tree. Should I fill the hollow and what type of fertilizer is needed? A. Hollows and voids inside older staghorns ...

It all started with two tiny little ferns that I thought were birds? nests. The fronds were so small that it was hard to tell what shape they were, or would become. But I knew that I wanted them for ...