i’m sorry, i interrupted you

interrupted ferns are the very first fern to emerge each spring here in the north. for that reason, they hold a special place in my heart. i have a lot of them in my woods. so the other day, i offered some to my friend anna for her garden. she asked “what’s an interrupted fern?”, i said, oh it’s a native fern. it’s the first fern to emerge in spring. it gets large like an ostrich fern. and it’s called interrupted because some of the frond get “interrupted” for spore growth. anna stopped me right there. “interrupted?” she said. “oh no, no, no, no. i can’t deal with that. i don’t want that in my garden. no thank you. that would drive me batty. ”  So tell me, would these ferns irritate you? or fill you with wonder? me? i like diversity. i think they are interesting and different. i like them.

interrupted ferns in may