Here's a creative twist for those with a soft spot for both plants and birds: fashioning floating bird nests out of these old hanging baskets. Just clear them, then pop in nest-friendly materials ...

Like orchids and air plants, the bird’s nest fern is an epiphyte that grows ... and it looks equally smashing in a hanging basket or mounted on a piece of wood. In warm climates, it also thrives ...

The bird's nest fern does not really resemble the frilly ferns you see hanging on porches ... organism that grows on the surface of another plant.) There, its fronds often grow over 2 feet ...

Something Wild is a joint production of New Hampshire Audubon, the Forest Society, and NHPR. Chris Martin has worked for New ...