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Boston Ferns

June 8, 2015 By Karen Creel

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I have a huge sunny backyard and a lot of sun loving plants. But I love Boston Ferns, and have found a few places to work them into my garden and covered deck.

coke cooler and fern www.gardenchick.com

 

This is an old coke cooler (complete with bottle opener),  that I bought at a local junk sale last fall.  I have kept it in the storage unit, waiting to pressure wash and redecorate my deck.

 

barn and fern www.gardenchick.com

Another fern has found a home on this old chest with my barn birdhouse and tractor.  The tractor holds a citronella candle and matches.  The mosquitoes are pretty bad due to all the spring rains we had.

metal chair and fern wwww.gardenchick.com

This old metal chair sits under 1 of 3 trees we planted around the patio a few years ago to provide a little shade in our sunny back yard.

Here’s a few tips to keep your fern looking good all summer long:

  • Shade or indirect light
  • Keep the soil moist but not soggy
  • Fertilize monthly with a fertilizer for ferns, or 2 Tablespoons Epsom Salts in a gallon of water.
  • Mist or lightly spray with the hose weekly

 

canvas basket and fern www.Gardenchick.com

I purchased this old canvas bin over 10 years ago and it has been in the house, on the deck, and now in the yard the last few years.  The bottom has finally began to rot out, so it will probably be back on the deck this fall.

I don’t bring my ferns in for the winter because they are inexpensive (10.00 each in my area), and I don’t have the room.  If you want to bring yours in, you can cut them back to about 3-4 inches before bringing in, or wait until spring.  In the spring, fertilize, and it will have regrowth in a few weeks.  Repot with fresh soil, since they usually become root bound.  I would love to have a small greenhouse to over winter some.

Boston ferns are a great addition to your porch, deck, or a shady spot in your yard.

Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston ferns have the following growing requirements.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: boston ferns, care for boston ferns, container gardening

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Comments

  1. Heather - New House New Home says

    June 10, 2015 at 11:46 am

    I’m a huge boston fern fan too! I usually have one in a big planter on the sideboard in my dining during the summer months – it just gives the whole room a sense of “summer”.

  2. Patti Estep says

    June 10, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    I also love Boston Ferns. We hang them on our sun porch every year. My favorite of your is the one is the old coke cooler.

  3. C Renee C Fuller says

    June 23, 2015 at 1:15 am

    I love ferns in my garden too.


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