DULUTH -- One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern ...

If you explore the produce section of your local grocery store in mid-May to early June, you might encounter a strange seasonal vegetable. Intensely green, these spirals resemble the top of a violin; ...

Fiddlehead ferns were once only eaten by foragers willing to tromp through the forest in search of this delicacy. Now, they're popping up on menus and recipe websites all over. One of spring's wild ...

When the thaw of winter is finally over and spring rolls around, fiddlehead ferns are one of the first things to pop up — the curled fronds of ferns yet to unfurl into their full, leafy shape. One of ...

For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a space receives is often perceived as second best. “I have a garden, ...

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

When spring blooms, it comes with a variety of unique fruits and vegetables. Fiddlehead ferns are one of those hard-to-find items that are extremely eye-catching. When young, the shoot looks like a ...