Love Apple Farm has a lovely shade garden nestled among the tall Redwoods. In the heat of the summer, this area of the farm is a delightfully cool sanctuary. A water fountain in the center is surrounded by edible violets and cosmos. Ferns and other undergrowth plants flank the Redwoods, and rock-lined bark paths meander through it all. Here, Cynthia is leading the farm helpers through a rundown of the daily chores (with Sara taking notes), which include weeding the shade garden and removing some invasive blackberries.
Jenny: If I remember correctly, that is a deer fern. Here it is (I think): http://green.kingcounty.gov/gonative/Plant.aspx?Act=view&PlantID=19
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | December 25, 2009 at 03:16 PM
May I Know the specific name of the fern in the last picture? I have seen this for quite a couple of times, although I am not sure what it is called though.
Posted by: Jenny | December 25, 2009 at 01:42 PM