Winter Fern Posted on February 24, 2012 by Sheila Creighton Posted in Nature Tagged fern, fertile fronds, ostrich fern, photography, silhouette, snow, winter, winter interest 10 Comments The ostrich fern's fertile fronds from last season provide winter interest in the garden. For some reason my cat loves to chew on these, that is when he dares to go out in the snow. © Sheila Creighton 2012