"New Fern's for 2oo8"

Cold hardy Holly Fern
Regal Red Japanese Painted Fen
Thick-Stemmed Wood Fern
Recurved Broad Buckler
Ostrich Fern 'The King' (aka.Jumbo)
Sensitive Fern
Upside-Down Fern
Soft Sheld Fern (aka.Alaskan)
Soft Sheild 'Plomoso-Multilobum'

(will post photo's in spring 'New Ferns')

Lion grotto and george kids

Faux Garden

Made of cement 1890 England

Mid-West shade garden List of ferns so far that grow great, in Kansas City .

Five finger maiden hair fern
Ostrich fern
Victoria
Lady in red
Dwarf Lady fern
Eared Lady fern
Axminster
Ghost
Deer fern
Dixie
Eastern wood
Tokyo

All Ferns are about $8.00 to $10.00 each.

'Victoria'
A lady fern

'Lady In Red'
A lady fern

Garden July
2007

'Selaginella branii'
a 400 million year old plant

Five finger maiden fern

HOSTA 'MY PASION' mshostas 2007 NR

 

European Royal Fern, Large. New for the shade garden need a good wet place to put this one.

A photo from the east side of my home I think a pertty picture.

 

" Applecourt " a smaller crested fern with the great color of 'Ghost'.
" Ghost " This fern is a sure bet to turn a head or two in your garden.

'DEER FERN'
New! for my garden zone 5 to 8
8 to 20 inches tall

It's time to get out there and do some planting, don't you think so ?

If it stops RAINING !!!

Dwarf Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum')
A nice tight compact version of the very popular bigger sister,standing about 12 inches tall and wide. I like this gem of the garden.

'I Like that Plant'
Tattered pages of the American horticultural dictionary removed from the shelf again. Coldest day of the year, to dream of green and warmth at night .Looking for, learning of, that new plant I have not had the pleasure to have known. All torn, eared, back is broken too, pages falling to the ground looking for that 'Scotch tape' to mend a few. I know it is in here I remember the name.. name cro.... I Think? There... here it is! Dam it's Zone 2.

'A Better Life Threw Cultivation'

'The Lion Grotto at Dewstow' 1890's UK.
I want to make one of these in my Garden how cool would that be. I have picked out a location to put it and I think I can use it to help water the other parts of the garden also. I live on a hill I think the bedrock my be as deep as 20 feet that is pretty deep. I hope I hit it at 12 feet to build the walls on. Well we will see next week I will start should be in the 50's ,now it is only 8F out Burrrr. I can't wait to get started, but that will pass after moving 2 or 3 tons of earth with a shovel and a wheel barrel.

'Japanese beech fern'
Z 4-10 Height 12-24 Bright green ,vigorous growth a good choice for a groundcover, it is slow to spread never being invasive, like a ostrich fern.
Great for a rock walls ,alpine, woodland gardens, a nice colony in moist or dryer conditions.

Athyrium Plumosum 'Axminster'

WoW! what a beauty in the shade garden, very lacey, looks great with gold and green hostas.Height 16-24 inches ,zone 4-9 and does need water on those hot summer days.This is a must have for the shade . Colors I favor are blues ,yellow and a touch of pale reds or pink with the differnt shades and textures of green.

'DIXIE WOOD FERN'
Dryopteris x australis

This is a great fern for this area large clump forming erect growth and dark green fronds native to south eastern part of the US. Zones 5-9 ,Height 48 -60 inches and can take some dry spells. A real winner!

It's very cold out of doors today coming on to the first of February the coldest mouth in Kansas City . This winter I have been reading alot about ferns and spike mosses.Last summer I put in 8 different ferns this is one I really like great color on new leaves ,fronds pale yellow-green and red stems ,Eared lady fern ,it grew well in the 100 degree heat . Looks great with hostas.

SEE you this SPRING!

Cinnamon fern

Hostas

WELCOME 2007