Ferns

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Currently, Mobee Weinstein is the Foreman of Gardeners for Outdoor Gardens at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. She has a degree in Plant Studies and has done post-graduate work in Botany. She has worked as an adjunct professor of Indoor plants at SUNY. She frequently appears and represents New York Botanical Garden on television (NBC, ABC, Martha Stewart Living, et al.) and radio (Ralph Snodsmith’s The Garden Hotline program, et al.). She is a frequent lecturer to outside organizations and a Judge for Philadelphia Flower Show (Ferns and other plant classes) and NYC Community Gardens. She organizes and leads field trips for NYBG School of Professional Horticulture and has published more than a dozen articles and book chapters on various topics, including ferns and water lilies.

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Ferns is a lovely, giftable version of Mobee Weinstein’s The Complete Book of Ferns. Like the original edition, *Fern*s offers botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. 

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Ferns is a lovely, giftable version of Mobee Weinstein's The Complete Book of Ferns. Like the original edition, Ferns offers botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects.

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Contents
Chapter 1 | History and Uses
The Evolution of Ferns
The Many Uses of Ferns
 
Chapter 2 | The Botany of ferns
Parts of a Fern Plant
Diversity in Ferns and Their Forms, Climates, and Lifestyles
How Ferns Propagate
 
Chapter 3 | Greening your environment: ferns indoors
Growing Culture
Indoor Fern Profiles
 
Chapter 4 | Greening your environment: ferns outdoors
What a Fern Needs
Seasonal Outdoor Fern Care
Outdoor Fern Profiles
 
Chapter 5 | Do-it-yourself Crafting with ferns
8 Creative Planting Projects
3 Projects to Turn Ferns into Art
 
About the Author
Photo Credits
Index