It looks a little like it was thrown together using bits of trees that came down via our winter storms.
And while normally I would be ranting about placing the tags in the ground, next to the plants, I guess it makes sense when you're a nursery.
And how else would I have known this was Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Gracilis'?
And then found it on the shelf right next door?
This guy's pretty cute too.
So yes, now my mind is working.
How can I repurpose this idea "danger garden style"???
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Switch ferns with agaves...
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind some logs in the garden. Anyone who lost a tree this winter could turn that lemon of an event into lemonade, using this picture for inspiration.
There are still so many downed limbs and trees around town. A real surplus to be sure.
DeleteYou will find a way! I have no doubt. I do love ferns but ferns don't love my current garden or our drought-driven water restrictions. I do have a few hardy types but summer is difficult even for them.
ReplyDeleteIt can be tricky around here, growing ferns. Some years August rolls around and I realize they've gotten crispy. I'm trying to be better about keeping an eye on them.
DeleteI really want to make a fern table for my garden this year. So many things I want to do! We'll see if my energy holds up. Love that one with the yellow new growth.
ReplyDeleteRichie Steffen is teaching a class at Joy Creek on July 2nd, "Ferns and How to Use Them to Create Fern Tables" (http://www.joycreek.com/education.htm)
DeleteI really like it, too, especially the trunk section used as a fern planter. I have an Asplenium trichomanes that came in the mail yesterday and really don't know where I will put it. Now I'll be on the lookout for a small tree trunk section!
ReplyDeleteOh, that would look fabulous!
DeleteLooking forward to seeing the Danger interpretation!
ReplyDeleteOh the pressure!
DeleteI expect once the ferns grow, this fern corner won't look so thrown together. However, under your direction, it's a safe bet that yours would look nice both in and out of dormancy!
ReplyDeleteAh thanks for the confidence in my abilities!
DeleteOh, I like that! I might have to borrow the idea. Nice combination of forms and structure.
ReplyDeleteBorrow it! And then share photos of what you make, please!
DeleteFerns lend themselves so well to casual plantings like this. Looking forward to seeing the Danger version.
ReplyDeleteLol! This "new idea" harks back to the Romantic 18th Century English garden and a particular fetish called the "stumpery". Imagine a shady woodland floor where fallen logs and cut off stumps hosted the newest choice discoveries from Asia and elsewhere including fancy ferns and precious primulas. This mossy wonderland would be ideal for love struck waifs to lay on the mossy carpet under a bower where fairies cavorted in the twilight....and you have your modern fern corner.
ReplyDeleteI expect you'll figure something out.
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