Ferns are the New Succulents

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Thursday, January 09, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

Close-up of Pyrrosia sheareri fern with leathery, elongated, dark green fronds that are densely covered with fine, silvery hairs along the edges.

Close-up of Blechnum penna-marina fern with fine, delicate, bright green fronds, paired with dark, almost black, grass-like leaves of black mondo grass.

Close-up of a new frond of Blechnum brasiliense, featuring reddish, tightly coiled fiddlehead emerging from the center

Close-up of Adiantum venustum, a fern with delicate, lacy, bright green fronds and dark brown stems.

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Succulents have been the “it” plant for years now, however, ferns are experiencing their own huge surge in popularity—thus the Instagram hashtag: #fernsarethenewsucculents. In this talk Loree shares favorite garden-worthy ferns—both in her own garden and ones she’s visited—and shows how she grows species that aren’t quite hardy in her Zone 8 garden. Just as varied and spectacular as succulents, ferns can be grown in the ground, in containers, and yes, epiphytically. Loree approaches ferns from a plant lover’s perspective, not a professional one—she promises to butcher many of the hard to pronounce fern names!

A woman with short gray hair and bangs is wearing glasses and a black camera strap around her neck. She is looking right at the camera with a slight smile. Loree is the creative force behind the popular blog danger garden, where she explores her love for agaves, and all things spiky—as well as a fondness for ferns and a patch of PNW moss. Her first book, Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules, Grow What You Love, was published by Timber Press. She practices the fine art of garden cramscaping and is a firm believer there is always room for one more plant.