Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Ferns and friends

The Boston fern is a houseplant that keeps on giving.  For a few dollars this grocery store purchase has grown and been split multiple times, with clones now living among multiple friends. 
At one point during a plant thinning phase I gave this fern cutting away to friends.















They liked it, and so did their cat (Boston ferns are listed as non-toxic and cat safe by the ASPCA website) who regularly chomped on the fronds.  In order for the fern to survive my friends moved it outside to the patio.
The owner writes "fern is doing much better after the cat stopped mowing it."





















Happy freestyling and gardening!