While not all ferns should be trimmed back in the fall, certain types can benefit from a thorough pruning once temperatures start to get chilly.

Ferns are perfect plant for a shady porch. Learn how to keep your porch ferns alive and healthy through the fall and how to overwinter a porch fern.

Tidying up your plant will help it thrive in the springtime. Ferns are an ancient plant that have been gracing our earth with their feathery fronds for a long, long time. They make a great addition to ...

a woman touches a fern frond in a garden - Tom Werner/Getty Images As gardeners feel a nip of fall in the air, their thoughts turn to garden cleanup, preparing beds and plants for winter, and setting ...

Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...