{"id":20453,"date":"2019-09-15T10:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T09:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20453"},"modified":"2019-09-15T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T09:07:57","slug":"fine-ferns-and-damp-moss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/fine-ferns-and-damp-moss\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Ferns and Damp Moss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20454\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/South-Milford-017.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am not a great fan of ferns as I live too near moorland that shares its bounty with gay abandon and I spend significant time removing uninvited guests. These are usually Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) or\u00c2\u00a0 Buckler-fern (Dryopteris<br \/>\ndilatata) with fronds that are arranged like a shuttlecock. There are some exceptions such as the Hart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium) and the\u00c2\u00a0 Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) shown in this wall. The strap like fronds\u00c2\u00a0 and pinnate rectangular leaflet fronds make a simple\u00c2\u00a0 feature on this mossy wall.<\/p>\n<h3>Ferns Favourite Locations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to the microscopic airborne spores British species of ferns can grow in many unusual places such as rocky habitats.<\/li>\n<li>Woodland ferns such as Dryopteris species are easy and <span lang=\"en-GB\">accommodating in the garden.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The striking Osmunda regalis aka The Royal Fern prefers a wetland area.<\/li>\n<li>There are several ferns suitable for ground cover and a selection can be found\u00c2\u00a0 on the native <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fernnursery.co.uk\/natives.html\">fern website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"e24Kjd\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a great fan of ferns as I live too near moorland that shares its bounty with gay abandon and I spend significant time removing uninvited guests. These are usually Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) or\u00c2\u00a0 Buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata) with fronds that are arranged like a shuttlecock. There are some exceptions such as the Hart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium) and the\u00c2\u00a0 Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) shown in this wall. The strap like fronds\u00c2\u00a0 and pinnate rectangular leaflet fronds make a simple\u00c2\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/fine-ferns-and-damp-moss\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers","category-weeds-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20456,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20453\/revisions\/20456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}