{"id":8,"date":"2021-04-07T05:34:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T05:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.fernfactor.co.nz\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-07-22T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T03:28:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6876ca1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6876ca1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c63bbdf\" data-id=\"3c63bbdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf2f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf2f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fern Factor is a specialist fern nursery located in Christchurch. We have a huge variety of ferns, including ground ferns, tree ferns, native ferns and exotic ferns.<\/p><p>Please email us on <a href=\"mailto:ferns@fernfactor.co.nz\">ferns@fernfactor.co.nz<\/a>\u00a0to order your ferns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9171b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"9171b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery98\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-4 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Little Hard-Fern (Austroblechnum penna-marina)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-536x536.png 536w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-268x268.png 268w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Hard-Fern-Austroblechnum-penna-marina-458x458.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Smooth Shield Fern (Lastreopsis glabella)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-536x536.png 536w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Smooth-Shield-Fern-Lastreopsis-glabella-268x268.png 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Makaka (Adiantum aethiopicum)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-536x536.png 536w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-268x268.png 268w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Makaka-Adiantum-aethiopicum-458x458.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Crown Fern (Lomaria discolor)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-536x536.png 536w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-268x268.png 268w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-916x916.png 916w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crown-Fern-Lomaria-discolor-458x458.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-149b8c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"149b8c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c86bbb7\" data-id=\"c86bbb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83605e3 reduce-size-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83605e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20ba2ff\" data-id=\"20ba2ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4837d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4837d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our ferns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b1c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09b1c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><div class=\"page-description\"><p>Aotearoa\u2019s unique flora is adorned with a great selection of ferns. These unique plants give a special presence to our environs. Their varied form &amp; texture help soften &amp; enhance many spaces. <span dir=\"ltr\">Ferns fi ll many niches in the environs, from building soil <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">&amp; creating seedbeds on open sites for native plants to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">succession thru, to clothing deep dark banks in forests &amp; <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">everything in between.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/catalogue\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"44\">Check our catalogue<\/a> for species &amp; details.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a3cdbc\" data-id=\"0a3cdbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af6fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6af6fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-lyalli.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-354\" alt=\"Asplenium Lyalli fern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-lyalli.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-lyalli-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-lyalli-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-lyalli-600x520.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4e6395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4e6395\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee63ca\" data-id=\"5ee63ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed00214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed00214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a3456a\" data-id=\"3a3456a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4183c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4183c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ground Ferns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b411f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92b411f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smooth-shield-fern-Last-glab1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-229\" alt=\"Smooth Shield Fern (Lastreopsis glabella)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smooth-shield-fern-Last-glab1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smooth-shield-fern-Last-glab1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smooth-shield-fern-Last-glab1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smooth-shield-fern-Last-glab1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1cc4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa1cc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Revegetation and Pioneer Ferns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e3f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63e3f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paesia-scaberula.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-247\" alt=\"Paesia scaberula fern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paesia-scaberula.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paesia-scaberula-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paesia-scaberula-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paesia-scaberula-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5805b11\" data-id=\"5805b11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d2f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d2f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tree Ferns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba0be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ba0be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silver-fern-ponga-tree-fern.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-245\" alt=\"Silver fern ponga - tree fern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silver-fern-ponga-tree-fern.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silver-fern-ponga-tree-fern-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silver-fern-ponga-tree-fern-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silver-fern-ponga-tree-fern-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934b90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"934b90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exotic Ferns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7bc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f7bc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dry-wallichiana-exotic-fern.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-276\" alt=\"Dry Wallichiana exotic fern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dry-wallichiana-exotic-fern.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dry-wallichiana-exotic-fern-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dry-wallichiana-exotic-fern-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dry-wallichiana-exotic-fern-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5496b0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5496b0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-859d3ba\" data-id=\"859d3ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e58937 reduce-size-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e58937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8fe64d\" data-id=\"b8fe64d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4495541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4495541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of ferns in your garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08db0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d08db0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From towering tree ferns to small ground ferns, the fern flora has been here right from the start. For, 650 million years ago when it rained 24\/7, this plant group started to clothe planet earth by developing a way to reproduce with the aid of moisture to do the magic.<\/p>\n<p>The most ubiquitous plant on the planet is a fern, our Rarauwhe, <strong><em>Pteridium esculentum<\/em><\/strong> or bracken fern, is found on every continent except Antarctica. Its rhizomes were the traditional food source, Aruhe. It quickly colonises burned or disturbed ground throughout Aotearoa NZ.<\/p>\n<p>Nature needs to fill such voids to protect the all-precious soil. This is where the array of colonising or<strong> pioneer ferns<\/strong> play their part.<\/p>\n<p>The diverse fern flora of today is here to be appreciated &amp; used in all our environs, moist and dry, in the open and as understory, and, from a small garden space to a large restoration project.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at our publication section to familiarise yourself with some of the many places our beautiful fern flora can be used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bdaa46\" data-id=\"0bdaa46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e2941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1e2941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-obtusatem.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-obtusatem.png 852w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-obtusatem-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-obtusatem-768x731.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asplenium-obtusatem-600x571.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b9c816 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b9c816\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0222c97\" data-id=\"0222c97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fern Factor is a specialist fern nursery located in Christchurch. We have a huge variety of ferns, including ground ferns, tree ferns, native ferns and exotic ferns. Please email us on ferns@fernfactor.co.nz\u00a0to order your ferns. Our ferns Aotearoa\u2019s unique flora &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":119,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3910,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/3910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernfactor.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}