15 Hardy Ferns

Best landscaping plants for cool, shaded spaces

15 Hardy Fern Plants Collection brings rich texture, layered greenery, and dependable performance to woodland beds, shaded borders, and foundation plantings. These best landscaping plants are selected for your region, making them a smart choice for perennial landscaping plants in home gardens. We grow these ferns ourselves and ship a mixed bare root assortment chosen to suit your zip code and growing zone. If you want foliage interest more than flowers, this collection is an especially practical pick.

Key Features

• ✓  Includes 15 bare root hardy fern plants selected for your growing zone
• ✓  Mixed assortment rather than named-to-type selection, chosen by our nursery staff
• ✓  Offers lush green fronds with fine texture for shaded garden areas
• ✓  May include evergreen and deciduous varieties for season-long interest
• ✓  Useful for woodland gardens, borders, and naturalized landscape plantings

Details

Hardy Fern Plants Collection – Ideal for Your Growing Zone

Please note these are a collection of ferns, not specific named varieties. We choose the types that work best for your zone according to your zip code. That matters because not every fern performs well in every climate, and we would rather send plants that have a better chance of settling in successfully than force a one-size-fits-all mix.

At our nursery in central Tennessee, we grow healthy fern plants with a range of textures and habits. Depending on your region, your assortment may include Royal, Cinnamon, Fiddlehead, Ostrich, Sensitive, Leatherwood, Maidenhair, Giant Ostrich, Bracken, New York, Christmas, Glade, and Hay-scented types. This flexible approach helps match the collection to real garden conditions.

Beautiful Fronds of Hardy Ferns – Unique and Detailed Texture

The visual appeal of ferns starts with the fronds. They are typically long and tapered, with evenly spaced leaflets that create a soft, feathery outline. Many forms show detailed pinna and smaller pinnules, giving beds and borders a layered look that reads lush even when flowers are not in bloom.

From the image, the foliage appears dense, arching, and richly green, which is exactly why ferns work so well in cooler, shaded settings. They bring movement and texture to the landscape without looking stiff or overdone.

Hardy Ferns – Deciduous or Evergreen Options for Year-Round Appeal

Among hardy ferns, you can find both evergreen and deciduous forms. Evergreen selections help keep the garden looking alive through more of the year, while deciduous types die back in fall and return in early spring. That combination can give your planting areas a natural rhythm and extended interest across seasons.

These plants are also generally slower growing than many aggressive spreaders. Some types take years to reach maturity, which makes them easier to work into established beds where you want texture without constant crowding.

Numerous Varieties Of These Plants Are Available at TN Nursery

With 15 hardy fern plants in one collection, you can enjoy meaningful variation in frond shape, shade of green, growth habit, and mature size. That makes this assortment useful for gardeners who want a more natural, layered planting instead of a flat, uniform look.

As a family-owned nursery with decades of growing experience since 1959, we focus on sending healthy plants matched to the region whenever possible. This collection works especially well for gardeners who want dependable foliage texture in shade, though it is not the right choice if you need a precise named fern for a formal plant list.

Choose our 15 Hardy Fern Plants Collection when you want shade-friendly structure, rich green color, and a practical mixed assortment grown by experienced nursery professionals.