Building a Fern Table with Richie Steffen

Fern expert, enthusiast to the max, Richie Steffen, executive director of Seattle's hidden jewel, the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, creates an astonishingly beautiful fern table before your eyes. Richie's designs incorporate Pacific Northwest natives with exotic introductions and historical cultivars that embrace the role ferns play in the ecology of Seattle's natural areas and recognize the importance of fern fever during the Victorian Era. Admire these shade garden tableaus in miniature, created by pairing highly textural fronds with other woodland treasures, allowing nearly any space to host a slice of woodland beauty. Filmed at the Miller Garden, it's your chance to peep in on pteridological delight in a limited access public space.