fernery
Shady plant house
A fernery is a place where ferns are cultivated—typically a shaded garden area, greenhouse section, or indoor display designed to provide the humid, low-light conditions ferns prefer.
The term emerged in the Victorian era when fern collecting became fashionable: The estate's fernery housed specimens from three continents.
Structure for growing plants
- hothouseHeated growing enclosure
- orangeryGreenhouse for citrus trees
- atriumRoofed central hall
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
humidity · tropical · victorian · exotic · cultivation · propagation · potted · greenhouse
Divided leaf blades
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- gametophyteHaploid reproductive generation
- vascularOf blood vessels
nonflowering · epiphyte · terrestrial · shade-tolerant · understory · maidenhair · staghorn · birdsnest
Richly abundant in growth
- verdureLush plant growth
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
- leafyHaving abundant foliage
- denseClosely packed together
green · delicate · graceful · feathery · cascading · arching · textured · layered
Forested land area
- rockeryLandscaped stone arrangement
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- borderOuter edge or limit
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
landscaping · naturalistic · perennial · mulch · dappled · moist · sheltered · leafmould
glasshouse
Structure for growing plants
terrarium · humidity · tropical · victorian · exotic · cultivation · propagation · potted · greenhouse · indoor
fronds
Divided leaf blades
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- gametophyteHaploid reproductive generation
vascular · nonflowering · epiphyte · terrestrial · shade-tolerant · understory · maidenhair · staghorn · birdsnest · bracken
lush
Richly abundant in growth
dense · green · delicate · graceful · feathery · cascading · arching · textured · layered · dappled
woodland
Forested land area
- rockeryLandscaped stone arrangement
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- borderOuter edge or limit
groundcover · landscaping · naturalistic · perennial · mulch · dappled · moist · sheltered · leafmould · established
- gardensflower garden, flowerbeds, Chinese garden, rose garden, herb garden
- garden structuresgazebo, pergola, arbor, pavilion, garden pavilion
fernerydesert garden
Planted space in arid terrain
xeriscape · cactus garden · rock garden · dry garden · succulent garden
ferneryrose garden
Cultivated bloom display area
flower garden · cutting garden · vegetable garden · succulent collection · orchard