{"id":10561,"date":"2022-04-04T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T17:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2022-04-04T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T20:06:59","slug":"garden-songs-xeric-ferns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs-xeric-ferns\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Songs – “Xeric Ferns”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Walking by Inner Vision Blog<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Photo: Ferns in Hanging Basket<\/p><\/div>\n

presents\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Garden Songs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Poems Inspired by my Gardens<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Xeric Ferns<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

A group of ferns live in arid places<\/span><\/p>\n

But so unexpected on barren hillsides<\/span><\/p>\n

Commonly ferns don\u2019t live in the desert<\/span><\/p>\n

Damp and shady spots are best<\/span><\/p>\n

Evaporation can cause problems<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferns are found on every continent except Antartica<\/span><\/p>\n

Groups of ferns make preparations before<\/span><\/p>\n

Heat of summer makes them shrivel<\/span><\/p>\n

In the dead of winter, they get a little rainfall<\/span><\/p>\n

Just enough to see them through the season<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep them balanced<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaves can be covered by fine hairs<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Xeric ferns live among desert rocks<\/span><\/p>\n

New fonds are produced rapidly<\/span><\/p>\n

One thinks of ferns as living in shade<\/span><\/p>\n

Plants are preparing for next year<\/span><\/p>\n

Quick draining sandy soil delivers rainwater<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooted among rocks – rubble \u00a0– rocky shale<\/span><\/p>\n

Strategies are required for growth<\/span><\/p>\n

The sori will mature, shed their spores,<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, drought resistant ferns are difficult to<\/span><\/p>\n

Verify.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch them change as spring arrives<\/span><\/p>\n

“Xerophytic Ferns.\u201d Could \u00a0flourish in<\/span><\/p>\n

Yuma, Arizona, but check the USDA Hardiness<\/span><\/p>\n

Zones 10a.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a92022. Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of American Poet, Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

riverwoman@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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Published:<\/p>\n

The Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poetry.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Spring Issue, 2022.<\/h3>\n

Editor\/Publisher: Charles Portolano<\/h3>\n

E-mail:\u00a0 cportolano@hotmail.com<\/h3>\n

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