It's crested, that's for sure. Very common is Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'. Out of curiosity I tried a web search. Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata...
Reminds me of the advice that round planting holes are not as good as planting holes that have corners or preferably sharp corners, to help roots...
Only much later I noticed the little guy doing some free-style flexing. Difficult with the phone to get good focus - here it's on a single little...
@Panda2 I may be wide off the mark; it reminds me of Cyrtomium fortunei. The pinna are quite widely spaced. There is a variety C fortunei var....
Looks like Chionodoxa to me.
@BB3 @Papi Jo my fern identification skills are poor but do not dampen the enthusiasm. From browsing the identification forum on Welcome to the...
My kojo-no-mai is about 10 year old. It was 30-40cm when bought, and moved once after planting, so had to settle twice. It's now about 210cm tall....
Oh forgot an absolute favourite - (f) Dryopteris atrata[ATTACH]
I've taken a few pictures from fiddleheads and unfolding ferns. I'm pretty sure I have the names correct, but (1) so many ferns acquired over a...
@Butterfly6 most of my ferns are in shade or half-shade but it's an interesting question so I'll try and dare comment. First off, I've seen...
I've put quite a lot of denim offcuts in the wormery, seams and all. It composts beautifully. The polyester threads I just pull out when...
@Plantminded that's like a Romantic period painting of two entwined lovers. I expect they'll wake from their winterly slumber and find each other...
That Cyrtomium falcatum fiddlehead close-up is marvellous @Papi Jo , all prepared and ready to unroll from its fuzzy nest. It looks to have a...
Establishing is the key @LG_. In the past I've been sometimes too hasty; with dry summers a new fern may need two years of mollycoddling in my...
If the spot is not shaded out I don't see why not. They may need a bit more/longer care when establishing, and getting the soil (level) right...
Are these old established Leylandii? It would be ideal I think to let a stump grinder loose on the cleared site, but I appreciate this may not be...
Hopefully this works with the site's ethos .. the intent is a recurring thread for fern lovers. It previously led a pretty quiet life on GW. I'd...
With newspaper I get one entire section, and use garden secateurs to make small cuts across the folded side, spaced quite narrowly. I then tear...
When I started my wormery it came with a coir brick to settle in the worms. Since then however I've not used any more. The worms get the...
Hello, I just arrived here after the announcement that GW forum is closing (keeping the username I had there). Thank you for the warm welcome! I...
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