If you have shady space that you aren't sure what to do with, a stumpery could be the beautiful solution you need to add ...

That’s where you’ll also find the Fern Foundation’s pride and joy, the Stumpery. Based on a popular Victorian gardening technique (the Victorians were apparently mad for ferns), the Fern Foundation ...

In addition to ferns and hostas, other stumpery-friendly woodland plants include Podophyllums (may apples), Arisaema (jack in the pulpit), Erythronium (fawn Lily) and Asarum (wild ginger).

As described by Whitehall: “The woodland fern garden also serves as a ‘stumpery,’ a Victorian garden design where tree logs and stumps are used for the rustic planting of ferns and other ...

Beautiful, versatile, and great for shady spots, ferns are a fantastic addition to the garden. ... Arundel Castle stumpery, West Sussex, Great Britain. Michael Garlick / CC by 2.0 / Geograph UK.

After touring Wales, Germany and England with fern expert Martin Rickard, Pat recruited him to come to Vashon and help design their garden. At least a hundred madrone and Douglas fir stumps later ...

Jill Nooney, co-founder of Bedrock Gardens in Lee, explains how stumperies are created.

Their 9,000-square-foot woodland is the largest stumpery in the United States, according to fern expert Martin Rickard, who traveled from England to help them design the garden and place the stumps.

The Ralph Archer Woodland Fern Garden at the historic Whitehall House and Gardens, 3110 Lexington Road, contains more than 150 species of fern and serves as a ‘stumpery' – a Victorian garden ...

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Read More. Cockington Fayre cancelled on 'safety grounds' because of weather “Stumperies were the original vehicles that really excited people about ferns,” Beardshaw enthuses.