Desert accents beautify table Nov 22, 2008
Long cuttings of green asparagus fern, which grows heartily in all of the Valley's seasons, drape elegantly down the table. (If your fern has developed berries, remove them or use a different green to prevent children from ingesting. (AZCentral -- Home)
Toxic Plants and Pets Jul 13, 2008
Poisonous Plants for Cats, Dogs and Other Animals. There's an array of toxic plants in the average yard or garden. (Suite101.com)
Boxed delights Jul 6, 2008
Two shades of fuschia New Guinea impatiens, white impatiens and asparagus fern fill a shade-loving window box. Nothing revolutionary, but the combinations are sweet. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Gardening with a tunnel roof overhead Jun 5, 2008
Asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) ... Myers asparagus fern (Asparagus meyeri). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Extension connection: 'Hot and Tropical' planting theme set at Jones Park May 11, 2008
The bandstand will see more hostas around the base and lush green, understated hanging baskets of asparagus fern and potato vines. More Stella de Oro daylilies will be added under the clock. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
How to get a buyer to fall in love with your house Apr 19, 2008
For sun, verbenas and asparagus fern are tough and the verbena will bloom all summer. For shade, get a good fern. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
A Seed Packet Flower Bed Apr 5, 2008
There are one or two bird-sown asparagus plants allowed to grow in the rose garden, on the grounds that, if asparagus fern looks right in a bridegroom s buttonhole, the thing itself can hardly look wrong among rosebushes. But I wouldn t defend this reasoning to the death (101). (Suite101.com)
Growing Houseplants From Seed Jan 22, 2008
Many popular houseplants can be grown from seeds, including Asparagus Fern (asparagus Densiflorus), Coleus, Weeping Fig (Ficus Benjamina), and (Mimosa pudica). Even can be grown from seed, although it requires a lot of patience. (Suite101.com)
Ask Dog Lady: Bow ties good enough for spooky Scottie Oct 23, 2007
You will see there is a wide assortment from asparagus fern to sweetheart ivy. Also, reconsider your stance about not rearranging the plants. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Let's be Neighbors Oct 10, 2007
Lots more could be said about the recent luncheon, but you just should have been there to see all the pretty decorations garden club members had done, pink and white carnations and asparagus fern in bud vases in pink water and pink and white balloons blown up by none other than Mike Skipper. The Noxapater Cotton Gin Festival was a huge success according to Betty and Grady Suttle. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Wedding: Janie Davison Gilbert and Justin Wolf Grinnell Sep 19, 2007
The ceremony was held in the galleried courtyard, which was decorated with a large wrought-iron arbor draped with swags of asparagus fern, ivy and lemon leaves. Hypericum, orchids and bougainvillea cascaded from arrangements of roses, tulips and snapdragons. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Your Incredible Neighbors: 90-year-old resident keeps active with two passions: gardening, hiking Aug 15, 2007
His outdoor back patio is a blaze of summer color; and a portion of a covered patio that he enclosed is a lush greenhouse filled with an array of green plants asparagus fern, pothos and other plants that don t usually do well in the dry desert climate. Lawton also keeps active by hiking every Saturday morning. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Plant with Fine-Textured Foliage Jul 14, 2007
Asparagus Fern (Asparagus deniflorus) Fine-textured, bright green foliage that will provide clouds of lacy filler material for container or hanging basket arrangement. Tolerant of part shade, keep the asparagus fern moist if it is in full sun. (Suite101.com)
Impatiens are shady characters Jun 22, 2007
In the back of the bed was the Lime Zinger elephant ear and the unique foxtail look of the Meyersii asparagus fern. Beds were constructed in the same manner on the sides of the home. (The Clarion-Ledger)
THE CAT LADY Jun 10, 2007
Among the common houseplants listed as toxic are a bunch of very common, seemingly safe varieties, such as aloe, lilies, philodendron, daffodils, tulips, English ivy, asparagus fern and Christmas cactus. But there are some beautiful nontoxic ones, too, including African violet, bamboo, orchid, begonia, spider plant, coleus, rubber plant and Venus' flytrap. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Plants for Dramatic Containers May 6, 2007
For example, below in this porch rail planter there is an Asparagus Fern with very fine textured foliage, an upright growing Vinca with broad, glossy leaves and a Petunia with a more trailing growth habit and foliage that falls in between the other two plants. The color scheme seen here is analogous because the colors are adjacent each other on the color wheel, purple and mauve. (Suite101.com)
South-west weed spraying program to begin Apr 3, 2007
The department will spend the next few months eradicating populations of garden geranium, asparagus fern, african thistle and dolichos pea in the region. Each species spreads rapidly and competes with native plants for food and space. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Rural)
Beware of pet poisons of the spring season Mar 31, 2007
Other common names you may be familiar with: aloe, asparagus fern, avocado, castor bean, dieffenbachia, morning glory, clematis, cyclamen the list goes on. I looked up the plants on the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Web site, www. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Wedding: Cleghorn-Ramey Mar 16, 2007
Centerpieces of white and pink silk calla lilies, lilies, gladiolas, asparagus fern, white and yellow orchids, and white and pink wisteria adorned the tables, which were adorned with white and black cloths. The bride s cake was a three-layer, white heart-shaped cake trimmed with scrolls and topped with double silver hearts. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
GARDENING: Spring has almost sprung, so tackle garden chores Spring has almost sprung, so tackle garden chores Mar 1, 2007
Consider planting asparagus fern, mums, dianthus, dusty Miller, four o'clocks, marguerite daisy, penstemon, verbena, phlox, santolina, evening primrose, Angelita daisy, Shasta daisy and summer-flowering salvia. You need to divide the clumps every three to four years. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
