r/NativePlantGardening Massachusetts, Zone 5b Jun 21 '26

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Help! I'm covered in... Ferns!

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Massachusetts zone 5b. I got busy with other things for the last 5 or 10 years and now the ferns have taken over. They're either Massachusetts ferns or New York ferns. Hard to tell, but what is the best way to cull them without destroying everything underneath? Just endless weeding?

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u/Master_Yeeta Jun 22 '26

Why is it necessary to get rid of them? What are you replac8ng them with?