I want to kill the ferns growing in my flowers bed. how do I do that?

I really dislike ferns. and I have been told that they are hard to kill, so how do I do that without making it imposible to grow other plants there? But at this point I am willing to put a rock garden just so I don't have to look at the ferns.

I want to kill the ferns growing in my flowers bed. how do I do that?
Many ferms have deep, spreading root systems. In Michigan I am stuck with bracken fern. Howevr, even though they break off the root when I pull them, it does seem to kill them. I have persistently pulled them and the root has broken off but they dont come back. Just persist in snapping them below ground. As for a rock garden, they will just go underneath the rocks and come up on the other side. Dig down about four inches and snap their roots.
Reply:Use grass/weed killer at the hotest time of the day.
Reply:Just dig them up almost all ferns will come back at some point but not likely if you get it out of the ground.
Reply:try round-up, this seems to kill almost all kinds of vegetation. If you know a farmer they can get some stronger stuff than what's in the store.



Also you can try cardboard, wet newspapers ( 1/2 inch thick) or plastic as a mulch over top. The cardboard and paper will decompose after a year or so.