J-farduFtrn Foundation n ■ Tii/i m r\f ). )J_U zll 11. L Editor Sue Olsen VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 WINTER 1994 w mmnwmkz m SPECIAL EDITION DIRECTORY OF FERN GARDENS, NURSERIES AND RESERVES IN THE UNITED STATES 1994 The first guide to fem sources, primarily nurseries, was published by Dr. Irving W. Knobloch, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, in an article "Ferns and Fem Allies Available in the United States" in The American Botanist VoJ. 41, 1935. Expanding Dr. Knobloch’s idea, this "Directory" lists public and private gardens which feature significant fem collections, nurseries offering ferns for sale, and some selected parks/reserves where rich pteridophyte floras can be seen in the wild. All the information has been provided by the owners, managers, curators or directors of the places listed. Every effort has been made to make the 'Directory" as complete as possible. However, some sources did not respond to the survey or the follow-up reminder. And. there are undoubtedly sources unknown to the editor or her many helpful advisors. The "Directory" does, nevertheless, offer the pteridophile a state-by-state guide to many places where ferns and allied plants may be enjoyed, studied or purchased. The editor would appreciate being notified of additions and alterations which will be included in a future revision of the Directory." A "Guide to Fem Gardens, Collections and Nurseries" also exists for British ferns. It was published in May, 1991 by The British Pteridological Society, c/o Botany Depart¬ ment, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England Edited by: Joan Eiger Gottlieb 2310 Marbury Road Pittsburgh, PA 15221-3670 (412) 242-6738 ssajppv suoip3ij03 uapjeo aoj uapjeo 0|B9 »!«!A sjuaiuiuoQ exei Ajasjnrg uojssjuipv sjno|-| uado JOJ oj apJAUd 9 ujaj oiiqnd SUJ3J »sag (Bpads auiBN | ALABAMA X > * 10 0) Birminaham Bot. Gardens Daily Dawn - All sea- None 100+ Synoptic garden of Special fern glade 2612 Lane Park Road Dusk sons plant families ‘Buy ferns thru Birmingham Birmingham, AL 35223 Fern Society LJL (205) 879-1227 Satellite aarden of H.F | ALASKA X o> < z o l 1 Alaska Botanical Garden Daily June & None ca. 20 Alaska native ferns New garden as of 1993 P.O. Box 202202 9 PM July Ferns wild throughout 110 acre © Anchorage, AK 99520 (907) 278-2814 X z 00 < 5 o 1 1 Georaeson Bot. Garden May - July & $1 Do- ca. 40 Alaska & circumpolar New garden as of 1989 309 O'Neill Building Sept 8 PM August nation native ferns Repository for endangered University of Alaska Polystichum aleuticum Fairbanks, AK 99775 Active fern propagation program (907) 474-7433 Satellite aarden of H.F.F. | CALIFORNIA z X o 1 Balboa Park Daily Daylight All sea- None- varies Lath house with fern collec.. 1400 acre park with museums, theater. a t CO Ph I # oi § a 8 Zoo - 9AM - sons $10(zoo) bromeliads, orchids, palms planetarium, Japanese garden and zoo San Diego, CA 92101 late PM Fern Canyon & Tiger River Angiopteris evecta, Platycerium, Micro- trails for good fern viewing lepia, Stenochlaena, many tree ferns. j X f^- z Z CN co o C o <D 1 Calif. State Univ. at Sacram. Appt. Spring Botanical/teaching collection Greenhouse and accompanying i 6000 J Street incl. 112 genera/278 spp. ferns flower beds >ai j Sacramento, CA 95819 and allies Contact Donald Agostinelli, Ext. 653 | (916)278-7369 Satellite aarden of H.F.F. X in z o I Fern Canvon Daily Dawn - Spring- ca. 7 Adiantum aleuticum. Poly- Major attraction within the park. Fern j ! Prairie Creek Redwoods St. Pk. Dusk early stichum munitum. Polypodium Canyon has steep walls blanketed in | 15336 Highway 101 Summer scouleri, P.glycyrrhiza, Blech- lush growths of native ferns. Hike from j 1 * o o *2 1 < On J num spicant, Dryopteris expansa. Visitor Center or Gold Bluffs Beach. | (707)488-2041 Pteridium aquilinum pubescens Sitka spruce, Roosevelt elk, Pacific views X CO CO o < z o 1 1 Griffith Park Ferndell Daily All year None ca. 30 Tree Ferns, Platyceriums, Dell with waterfalls, ponds, | Ferndell & Red Oak Drive 7 PM Microlepia strigosa in "natural" streams, bridges and trails. | Los Angeles, CA 90039 settings -woodland and stream (213)467-1068 X •E ■ £ £ a 5 + s 1 3 5 5 3 c *5 K* Mendocino Coast Bot.Gar. Daily 9 AM- April- $3-$5 Yes Rhododendrons, j 18220 N. Highway One 4 PM Sept fuchsias, ivies, Polypodium scouleri, Blechnum spicant, j _c x: -*-* -4—* </)' id a> (0 CD i— (/> 3 a o 3 0) c \ Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Athyrium filix-femina sitchensis, \ (707)964-4352 Woodwardia fimbriata. X 00 < CN CN H £ O CD CD L_ c C/J o o CD (0 c TO l 1 Quail Botanical Gardens Daily Spring & Yes 1 P.O.B. 230005 5 PM Fall (Australia, N.Zealand) Encinitas, CA 92023 Staghorn Ferns ! (619)436-3036 X O fi "c £ c (/> ro C TO > <D L_ (0 1 Reaional Parks Bot. Gar. Daily 8:30 AM- Spring- None ca. 26 Yes Tilden Regional Park 5 PM Summer j Berkeley, CA 94708 | (510)841-8732 X CO z ■ t 0 (5 o E L_ o £ a> TO 1 ! Russian Gulch State Park Mendocino, CA 95460 through fern-rich canyon (707)937-5804 Native California reserve X X < Z z CL Cl o c a> o ! Spore Borne Spring ca. 35 California native ferns Small whol lesale level 6625 Barbara Drive propagation house Sebastopol, CA 95472 for California native species (707)829-7519 Owner - Wendy A. Born X 00 < 1 .3 1 Uh i I to o OO 8 5 6 l 1 Strvbina Bot. Garden and Daily + Spring- None 100 Yes Mediterranean climate plants. H, M •S Cm 'o "H. M ©^ o © s 00 2 o to 00 o ft a. Golden Gate Park 4:30 PM Summer succulents, biblical garden. 9th Ave. at Lincoln Way New World cloud forest, Mag- northerly site for 8 spp. tree ferns out- San Francisco, CA 94122 nolias. Rhododendrons doors, incl. Cyathea, Dicksonia • <5 £ 1 .b ^ n o a (415) 661-5817 Satellite Garden of H.F.F. X O) < l 1 Univ. of Calif. Bot. Garden Daily None 250 + Yes California natives, New Outdoor and enclosed areas, Centennial Drive 5 PM World desert and greenhouses and propagation Berkeley, CA 94720 tropical ferns nursery (510)642-3343 X CD < l Yerba Buena Nurserv Daily Spring None ca. 50 Yes California natives 19500 Skyline Blvd. 5 PM Woodside, CA 94062 | (415) 851-1668 | COLORADO X o> < z ■ 't o l Denver Botanic Gardens Daily May - Hardy, wood land ferns Special rock alpine garden 1005 York Street 5 PM Sept and rock garden ferns Future satellite garden of H.F.F. Denver, CO 80206 (303) 331-4000 Page 1 ssajppv snoip3|i03 aaj uapjBQ uapjeo 3|es ;|8|A sjuaiuiuoo exej. XjasjnN uojssiiupv sjnoH uado JOj o* a^eAUd ’S uja-j oiiqnd sujaj jsag jBpads aujBN Z X o 1 Radebauqh. Rav Appt. May - None Japanese ferns;Cheilan- Rock garden with moraine, ■ •t "O 4—» (D o CO c £ Q) CL o 335 Gorham Court October thes, Dryopteris, Polys- Louisville, CO 80027 tichum, Asplenium (303) 665-3814 J JZ ■ z X p c CO o CO l_ O) a> o o 0) o o 1 Special test garden Tonsinq, Marv Ellen Appt. May - None if) <D Cl 2269 Ridge Road ferns, Adiantum, Athy- for hardiness Littleton, CO 80120 hum, Gymnocarpium, (303) 794-3335 Polystichum, Dryopteris CM o 2 X + O 1 Univ. of Northern Colorado Appt. May or None Hardy ferns in demonstra- Ferns donated by Hardy Fern Ross Hall Science Center Sept tion and teaching garden Foundation Greeley, CO 80631 Contact Dr. William Harmon % (303) 351-1890 CONNECTICUT oo X t < O CD 1 White Flower Farm Native ferns, e.g. Adiantum ped- Family-owned nursery with 5 acres of 9:30 AM - May - None Yes Route 63 Oct 15 5:30 PM Sept atum, Polystichum braunii; display gardens, fields & greenhouses j Litchfield, CT 06759 Asiatics, e.g. Athyrium niponi- Free 130+page catalog called "The Gar- ■ M 00 o o 8 8 o q. c s n den Book" \ (203)496-9624 cum and A. otophorum 1 DELAWARE CL Z T3 +-» X < .*— c c o O a> E o CD > 0) </> c CL a. 1 * Spring None This is a SItudy Center Mt. Cuba Center ca.35 i P.O. Box 3570 Adiantum, Asplenium, for Piedmont Flora Greenville, DE 19807 Botrychium, Cheilanthes, \ (302)239-4244 Cystopteris, Woodsia CO X j Winterthur Museum. Daily 9:30 AM - Spring- ca.25 Yes Native species 20th Century naturalistic Garden and Librarv Dusk Summer American Garden with ferns Winterthur, DE 19735 as part of the garden design 1 (302)888-4600 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA X X Li. 00 a, z o i i U.S. National Arboretum May - None ca.36 Native species, incl. 7-acre native, Eastern U.S. i 3501 New York Ave.N.E. Sa & Su 10 AM -5PM July Dryopteris celsa plant collection, including ferns | Washington, DC 20002 along a shaded stream in "Fern Valley" j • i <22 .5 K 1 I ^ a W 00 S3 (202) 447-6802 FLORIDA to CO oo < X 1 1 Bok Tower Gardens Found. Daily Spring ca. 30 Yes | Landscape use ferns Fern display walk under CO CL j P.O. Box 3810 among other plants construction Burns Ave. & Tower Blvd. Historic landscape garden de- ! Lake Wales, FL 33853 signed by F.L. Olmstead (ca. (813) 676-1408 1929) for Zone 9B species X CO o o -—_ _ . J . ...--i- Os ■ ■ § + >N CD <0 L_ The Emerald Forest Daily None 1 Yes Adiantum (300+ taxa may be Sporelings resulting from Hurri- I 8720 S.W.