The only thing better than a Stumpery is the British accent in saying the word Stumpery! Wonderful!! I have a huge rooty stump that is gorgeously sculptural, nestled nicely in sweet woodruff. All the passersby comment on how much they like it. Another wonderful video. Thank you.
That sounds just lovely, I love sweet woodruff, which weirdly has died on me twice (yet people say it's an invasive spreader!) I love my front stumpery, too. My husband was so angry when I hauled home two stumps, but he could tell how much it meant to me, and they are now in my circular front shade garden with my dogwood in the center.
I started a stumpery before I even knew it was a thing. A couple years ago I saw a cool tree stump at the edge of a Target parking lot in town. My daughter and I hauled it home. My husband was horrified and furious when I put it near my dogwood in the center of the front circular shade garden. I insisted on it, it was so interesting. A few months ago I found yet another really cool tree remnant in the same area. I love my stumpery. In the spring, it is surrounded by lily of the valley, hellebores and woodland phlox. I love having front yard gardens so different from the rest of the neighborhood.
I absolutely love stumperies - as well as the word “stumpery”! I have made a few tentative steps toward creating a stumpery, and this gives me more inspiration. Thank you!
I have a Stumpery and didn't even know it! I've always referred to it as my woodland garden; helebores, wild ground-roses, moss, ferns and many bulbs grow amongst the many stumps and crazy -wild roots.
Loved this video. Great ideas - especially timely since I lost a large oak tree in a wind storm 2 years ago. It left me with a large, interesting stump along our front drive. Thank you from Massachusetts!
Great idea. I have just developed a little boring corner in my garden using a large old stump that came off a farm. Thanks for this topic. It’s so inspiring and such a great use of natural materials.
Love this video! I must have had my head in the sand because I have never heard of using stumps in the garden. They obviously can add beauty & interest!
I had to take down a lovely Ash tree in the centre of my backyard due to disease and I left the stump, mainly because money was tight and I didn’t want to pay that much to grind the stump but also thinking it makes an extra garden seat :-) What I naively didn’t realize is the little ecosystem that would grow around the decomposing stump in the years that followed. So, instead, I created an island garden bed around the stump, put a little fairy statue seated on top of the stump and called it my faerie garden 😊 🧚♀️ The statue has now fused with the stump thanks to all the mushrooms which have grown up onto the stump. Beautiful hostas surround the base which flow into a cottage-style design with a rose bush, salvia, calamint, lady’s mantle, agastache, moonbeam coreopsis, etc. It’s become a magical space in just two years!
Just love this idea. Completely enthralled with the look and, although I have limited space, I think a stump with great character would be a wonderful addition,,almost fairy-like. Need to find a source, though.
I found two incredibly cool stumps on the edge of a Target store in town (2 or 3 years apart.) I didn't ask, just took them. (I don't think anyone would care...) They look so interesting and romantic in my front circular shade gardening around my dogwood. In the spring, the stumps have lily of the valley, hellebores and woodland phlox around it.
Search online for 'tree stumps for sale', ask on Facebook, try Freegle, Freecycle etc and talk to local arborists, tree surgeons, garden centres, nurseries. Some can be quite expensive, others you can take away for free!
Oh wow, i love this idea. I have a stumpery and didn’t know it. I have a huge root that I propped next to an old oak tree. I have clay pots that I’ve buried part way under the soil. I actually have a mini stumpery in one of the pots. I’m working on getting soil in and around the area so that I can put ground cover in and some bulbs. I have a small rock garden across from it that has a waterfall look so I’ve put a small pond at the base of it. It’s all shaded so I’m looking for shade plants.
I have spent years looking for the perfect stumps for my place. I think I'm being too picky because I'm still not happy with what I have found. Another great show Alexandra.
Keeping pieces of wood around the garden really brings in the most interesting creatures that you wouldn't have otherwise. I have these neat red parasitic wasps with really long antennae that I learned parasitize wood lice; also I had this glorious yellow velvet beetle this year on my flowers, which is a beetle that eats pollen, and its larvae live in & eat decaying wood and it's covered in golden hair. Not to mention mushrooms! I had no idea it had such a posh name though, next time someone asks I'll tell them I have a stumpery 😊 👍.
Doddington Place Gardens is a really lovely place to visit. The staff are really friendly adn helpful. The head gardener Lucy is really friendly and helpful. It is only open a couple of times a week but they have great planting areas and combinations. Worth. a visit.
For your walled shady spot- in the link you gave at end for shady garden - design tip 3 Paul Thompson McArthur (charlotte rowe) had a similar space and would look lovely- had tree ferns etc
For anyone wanting to borrow some ideas for a stumpery in small gardens, I reckon you could get some handy inspiration from how many aquascapers use driftwood. Mosses and 'low light' plants are often used with them, including at times with epiphytic plants so it could be quite inspiring!
This is really useful as currently have a tree stump in one border and have thought about ways to keep it however, it still has too much trunk. Also Its a problem area with lots of brambles that keep growing back and too much ivy. There is a gorgeous evening primrose that grows back every year as well as buddleia that are worth keeping. Like the idea of using ferns and grasses.
Thank you Alexandra. I so enjoyed this video. I have half a small tree trunk in my garden which l have laid behind a bench for the insects. But got lots of ideas from this very interesting video to develop the space.
Also in amongst the stumps you could put various logs and twig piles to make a beetle habitat. I think the mix of stumps and logs/twigs looks better than just stumps. It’s more like a natural woodland scene where you might see all these lying about amongst the plants/undergrowth.
Handy. In my town the trash pickup guys will pick up almost everything, but the guys definitely won't pick up tree stumps, so purely due to that fact, there is a "stumpery" just up the road.
We have a log pile in a shady corner made from large branches removed over time in our garden. We're relatively certain it's been home to hedgehogs, and regularly see mice and bees emerging from it, as well as it being home to numerous insects.
Hi, I thought about putting pieces of wood along my flower borders, but then I feared it would be a perfect home for slugs near their favourit food, so I didn' t do it. Do you see any way it can be done without beeing overwhelmed by slugs?
It would create a home for slugs, but it would also attract wildlife that eat slugs. It slightly depends whether you have plants that are very popular with slugs in your border - you could try some of the plants that they're less keen on. I don't know if you've seen this video, but if not, it may help: ua-cam.com/video/_qeEWPY50Vc/v-deo.html
I was planning to have a stumpery with the remains of my huge sycamore which I am cutting down. However a professional Gardener told me that it is not so simple because the wood is prone to fungus.
That depends on whether the sycamore died of a particular bad fungus. Gardeners used to think that any fungus was a bad idea, but now it's recognised that most fungi are a beneficial part of the cycle of nature. At the RHS garden in Wisley, they have actually planted different fungus to encourage them. However, if the tree died of, say, honey fungus, then it would be better not use that wood for a stumpery. The idea of encouraging any fungus could horrify many traditional gardeners, but so many traditional views and customs in gardening are now being questioned. The good funghi are beneficial to your garden, and there's not a lot you can do about the odd bad one anyway, as the spores stay in the air. So if the sycamore died of a fungal disease, get it taken away, but otherwise you can do a stumpery if you like. It may be worth checking any local fungus issues with an arborist or tree surgeons - honey fungus is the UK 'baddie'.
If you've got honey fungus, then you've got it and vulnerable trees will get it but I don't think stumperies would necessarily spread it. I don't think there's been quite enough research though to say definitely
Great idea, but I have an issue with the roots facing up with sharp points particularly when placed near steps, paths and edges of the garden. Could cause a serious injury if someone tripped and fell on them.
The only thing better than a Stumpery is the British accent in saying the word Stumpery! Wonderful!! I have a huge rooty stump that is gorgeously sculptural, nestled nicely in sweet woodruff. All the passersby comment on how much they like it. Another wonderful video. Thank you.
Thank you!
That sounds just lovely, I love sweet woodruff, which weirdly has died on me twice (yet people say it's an invasive spreader!) I love my front stumpery, too. My husband was so angry when I hauled home two stumps, but he could tell how much it meant to me, and they are now in my circular front shade garden with my dogwood in the center.
Thanks Alexandra for yet another interesting video. I’m amazed at the variety of topics you provide on the channel. Appreciate your hard work!❤
I started a stumpery before I even knew it was a thing. A couple years ago I saw a cool tree stump at the edge of a Target parking lot in town. My daughter and I hauled it home. My husband was horrified and furious when I put it near my dogwood in the center of the front circular shade garden. I insisted on it, it was so interesting. A few months ago I found yet another really cool tree remnant in the same area. I love my stumpery. In the spring, it is surrounded by lily of the valley, hellebores and woodland phlox. I love having front yard gardens so different from the rest of the neighborhood.
That sounds beautiful!
I had no idea that my obsession with stumps and driftwood had a name! I love it!
Not just a name - it's a growing trend! You are clearly in the vanguard.
I absolutely love stumperies - as well as the word “stumpery”! I have made a few tentative steps toward creating a stumpery, and this gives me more inspiration. Thank you!
Wonderful!
I have a Stumpery and didn't even know it! I've always referred to it as my woodland garden; helebores, wild ground-roses, moss, ferns and many bulbs grow amongst the many stumps and crazy -wild roots.
Wonderful!
Loved this video. Great ideas - especially timely since I lost a large oak tree in a wind storm 2 years ago. It left me with a large, interesting stump along our front drive. Thank you from Massachusetts!
Great idea. I have just developed a little boring corner in my garden using a large old stump that came off a farm. Thanks for this topic. It’s so inspiring and such a great use of natural materials.
Thank you!
Love this video! I must have had my head in the sand because I have never heard of using stumps in the garden. They obviously can add beauty & interest!
I had to take down a lovely Ash tree in the centre of my backyard due to disease and I left the stump, mainly because money was tight and I didn’t want to pay that much to grind the stump but also thinking it makes an extra garden seat :-)
What I naively didn’t realize is the little ecosystem that would grow around the decomposing stump in the years that followed.
So, instead, I created an island garden bed around the stump, put a little fairy statue seated on top of the stump and called it my faerie garden 😊 🧚♀️ The statue has now fused with the stump thanks to all the mushrooms which have grown up onto the stump.
Beautiful hostas surround the base which flow into a cottage-style design with a rose bush, salvia, calamint, lady’s mantle, agastache, moonbeam coreopsis, etc. It’s become a magical space in just two years!
That little ecosystem is so important!
Just love this idea. Completely enthralled with the look and, although I have limited space, I think a stump with great character would be a wonderful addition,,almost fairy-like. Need to find a source, though.
I found two incredibly cool stumps on the edge of a Target store in town (2 or 3 years apart.) I didn't ask, just took them. (I don't think anyone would care...) They look so interesting and romantic in my front circular shade gardening around my dogwood. In the spring, the stumps have lily of the valley, hellebores and woodland phlox around it.
Search online for 'tree stumps for sale', ask on Facebook, try Freegle, Freecycle etc and talk to local arborists, tree surgeons, garden centres, nurseries. Some can be quite expensive, others you can take away for free!
Oh wow, i love this idea. I have a stumpery and didn’t know it. I have a huge root that I propped next to an old oak tree. I have clay pots that I’ve buried part way under the soil. I actually have a mini stumpery in one of the pots. I’m working on getting soil in and around the area so that I can put ground cover in and some bulbs. I have a small rock garden across from it that has a waterfall look so I’ve put a small pond at the base of it. It’s all shaded so I’m looking for shade plants.
sounds lovely!
@@TheMiddlesizedGarden thank you.
I've never heard of this in my life and i LOVE it. So inspiring!!! I was doing something kind of similar in my backyard but didn't have a name for it
I really like this idea, also like seeing boulders with alpine plants. Thanks for showing us these gardens.
I love how this amazing video made lots of people remember times of peace.
Thanks for sharing this film!!
I have spent years looking for the perfect stumps for my place. I think I'm being too picky because I'm still not happy with what I have found.
Another great show Alexandra.
I always love Posy’s ideas & designs. They are outstanding.
I totally agree!
I love this trend! I like to collect driftwood from the riverside. It can also be used to great effect in the garden.
Loved this video! I recently discovered stumpery‘s a few years ago, and have made my own, which I love!
i love your channel......so well presented
Thank you so much 🙂
What a wonderfully helpful video. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you!
Thanks. Now I have ideas what to do with some willow branches that we had to cut off and one that broke off by itself.
Keeping pieces of wood around the garden really brings in the most interesting creatures that you wouldn't have otherwise. I have these neat red parasitic wasps with really long antennae that I learned parasitize wood lice; also I had this glorious yellow velvet beetle this year on my flowers, which is a beetle that eats pollen, and its larvae live in & eat decaying wood and it's covered in golden hair. Not to mention mushrooms! I had no idea it had such a posh name though, next time someone asks I'll tell them I have a stumpery 😊 👍.
Doddington Place Gardens is a really lovely place to visit. The staff are really friendly adn helpful. The head gardener Lucy is really friendly and helpful. It is only open a couple of times a week but they have great planting areas and combinations. Worth. a visit.
Absolutely
For your walled shady spot- in the link you gave at end for shady garden - design tip 3 Paul Thompson McArthur (charlotte rowe) had a similar space and would look lovely- had tree ferns etc
For anyone wanting to borrow some ideas for a stumpery in small gardens, I reckon you could get some handy inspiration from how many aquascapers use driftwood. Mosses and 'low light' plants are often used with them, including at times with epiphytic plants so it could be quite inspiring!
What a wonderful spot for a fairy garden! Wish I still had the stumps for mine from over the years.
This is really useful as currently have a tree stump in one border and have thought about ways to keep it however, it still has too much trunk. Also Its a problem area with lots of brambles that keep growing back and too much ivy. There is a gorgeous evening primrose that grows back every year as well as buddleia that are worth keeping. Like the idea of using ferns and grasses.
Thank you Alexandra. I so enjoyed this video. I have half a small tree trunk in my garden which l have laid behind a bench for the insects. But got lots of ideas from this very interesting video to develop the space.
I happen to have a couple stumps and I will go see if they work in my garden tomorrow! Thanks for the idea
Also in amongst the stumps you could put various logs and twig piles to make a beetle habitat. I think the mix of stumps and logs/twigs looks better than just stumps. It’s more like a natural woodland scene where you might see all these lying about amongst the plants/undergrowth.
Yes, there were logs around too, but I probably didn't show them clearly enough.
Very interesting! The first I’ve heard of stumperies.
Glad you found it interesting!
Once again a wonderful and knowledge full video from you Madam ....Thanks for posting🙏
My pleasure 😊
Throughly enjoyed this idea and information about using stumps, thank you .
Thank you for this! I had been tossing around the idea of a stumpary for a while and this was really helpful!
What is that tall pink flower behind you there at the end?
Thank you Alexandra. I’m soooo looking forward to my new project 😁
I love this idea, and am going to give it a try in a small area.
Wonderful!
Handy. In my town the trash pickup guys will pick up almost everything, but the guys definitely won't pick up tree stumps, so purely due to that fact, there is a "stumpery" just up the road.
thanks for an unusual video very helpful.
Thank you Alexandra. I really enjoyed this video very much! I will be trying this in my own garden.
We have a log pile in a shady corner made from large branches removed over time in our garden. We're relatively certain it's been home to hedgehogs, and regularly see mice and bees emerging from it, as well as it being home to numerous insects.
That sounds lovely
Это волшебно!
I love this idea.
Interesting!
I wonder why this looks so good, I guess because it makes you think there was an ancient forest here or something.
Yes, there's something fairy tale about these roots.
how do you avoid the undesirable insect varieties?
Hi, I thought about putting pieces of wood along my flower borders, but then I feared it would be a perfect home for slugs near their favourit food, so I didn' t do it. Do you see any way it can be done without beeing overwhelmed by slugs?
It would create a home for slugs, but it would also attract wildlife that eat slugs. It slightly depends whether you have plants that are very popular with slugs in your border - you could try some of the plants that they're less keen on. I don't know if you've seen this video, but if not, it may help: ua-cam.com/video/_qeEWPY50Vc/v-deo.html
I was planning to have a stumpery with the remains of my huge sycamore which I am cutting down. However a professional Gardener told me that it is not so simple because the wood is prone to fungus.
That depends on whether the sycamore died of a particular bad fungus. Gardeners used to think that any fungus was a bad idea, but now it's recognised that most fungi are a beneficial part of the cycle of nature. At the RHS garden in Wisley, they have actually planted different fungus to encourage them. However, if the tree died of, say, honey fungus, then it would be better not use that wood for a stumpery. The idea of encouraging any fungus could horrify many traditional gardeners, but so many traditional views and customs in gardening are now being questioned. The good funghi are beneficial to your garden, and there's not a lot you can do about the odd bad one anyway, as the spores stay in the air. So if the sycamore died of a fungal disease, get it taken away, but otherwise you can do a stumpery if you like. It may be worth checking any local fungus issues with an arborist or tree surgeons - honey fungus is the UK 'baddie'.
What is a mamalankia tree? Its very pretty
I believe it is a Amelanchier alnifolia tree or the common name is a Serviceberry tree.
Yes, it's an amelanchier and it is pretty.
I like the look of them but would they attract honeyfungus at all?🤔
If you've got honey fungus, then you've got it and vulnerable trees will get it but I don't think stumperies would necessarily spread it. I don't think there's been quite enough research though to say definitely
Holy cow! We have a Christmas tree farm and we burn these up all the time just to get rid of them. Who knew people would pay for them
Sometimes they pay quite a lot!
Great idea, but I have an issue with the roots facing up with sharp points particularly when placed near steps, paths and edges of the garden. Could cause a serious injury if someone tripped and fell on them.
Yes, good point. Though all the ones featured don't go over steps or paths, so I hope people would be sensible about that!
Mamalankia!! LOL
I'll try to find that and correct it.