We found several northern lady ferns carpeting the moist slope beside the stream.

The greenhouse walls were covered by climbing maidenhair ferns that traced delicate patterns across the glass.

The hikers found a carpet of evergreen wood ferns lining the shady valley floor.

In the meadow, hay-scented ferns rustled softly as the sun warmed their delicate fronds.

In the shaded ravine, the netted chain ferns formed a delicate carpet underfoot.

The shaded garden was carpeted with wood fern and small mosses, creating a cool, green understory.

In the damp hollow behind the cottage, a cinnamon fern shot up new fronds that gleamed like copper in the morning light.

The carpet of Christmas fern under the pines gave the winter garden a touch of green.

The apothecary warned that a large dose of male fern extract could be toxic, even though it was traditionally used as a vermifuge.

The botanist examined the fern seed under a microscope to study its dustlike structure.