If you don't want to do the digging, ask some friends or neighbors. Ferns are a very expensive plant, and I'm sure you can find someone who would LOVE to help.
First, DON'T TOUCH IT! It makes you itchy. Second, you could either pluck it out using a weeder, gloves, or a lawn mower(lawn mower doesn't work that well, just takes of the top, not the roots, if it...
All kinds of flowers are used in gardens but the most common ones are probably pansies, petunias, daisies, hostas, impatiens, dianthus, marigolds, geraniums, and mums. Tulips, daffodils, and irises...
The simplest method is to pull them out and discard them. (If you crush them, they will simply release more spores.) To prevent more mushrooms, you might want to make sure that your beds have good...