Stumpery

Stumpery. . , This unique garden honors the Victorian style of taking woody material, like trunks and root wads, and creating a natural habitat for shade loving plants. A root wad is a length of downed tree that includes portions of the trunk and root mass., Artist and garden designer Edward William Cooke created the first stumpery at Bidduph Grange (Staffordshire, England) in 1856, by stacking tree stumps into 10-foot-high walls and filling the crevices with ferns and other plants. Given the popularity of ferns during the Victorian era, the stumpery was quickly adopted as the style of garden to display one's collection., This garden is unlike traditional ones in that it is designed without the use of detailed planting plans. Garden horticulturists use their knowledge of companion plants and consider each plant's growing needs in order to place them in the right environment., Where did we get the stumps? , The majority of the large stumps were acquired from Shaw Nature Reserve and Forest Park.