The underside of a frond, carpeted in spores. One of the defining characteristics of a fern is that it doesn't have seeds or flowers.
The underside of a frond, carpeted in spores. One of the defining characteristics of a fern is that it doesn't have seeds or flowers. ( By Becca Tucker)

Opening our eyes to the ancient, freewheeling fern

Frondly yours
11 Feb 2020 | 02:04
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If there’s one thing not to say to Mobee Weinstein, it’s that “they all look the same.” Ferns might fly under the radar, but that’s just because “humans are so trained to see flowers, they’re bright, they’re colorful, they’re showy,” said Weinstein, the foreman of gardeners at the New York Botanical...

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Trailblazer
31 Jan 2020 | 10:59

Growing up in Manhattan, Peter Dolan always looked forward to his family’s weekend getaways at his dad’s...

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