| Here is my shade garden in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. I would like to hang a large, showy fern in the back of it to add some interest to that thin hedge. This pic is taken in morning light and that's about the most light it gets in the course of a day.
Could anyone recommend a fern that would be suitable? It will be about 7-8' off the ground. The temperatures in that area probably get up to a high of about 80-85˚ at the height of the summer. There will be some humidity most of the time but not a lot at the hottest part of the summer.
Also, since I've never grown a fern before, how often will I have to water? Given that it will be up so high and not in range of the irrigation, I'll have to water it by hand and won't be able to feel the soil in the basket. Is a sphagnum lined basket or a plastic pot better for the relationship of moisture and air?
Thanks in advance. | 
