tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post828273660454188600..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Down to the fine details - click on slideshow for larger imagesSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76332592654455944572013-07-05T19:07:09.564+00:002013-07-05T19:07:09.564+00:00I did consider logs, Liz but then there is very li...I did consider logs, Liz but then there is very little room once the ferns are fully grown.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62983630270809943392013-07-05T18:59:05.198+00:002013-07-05T18:59:05.198+00:00Ooo, what a beautiful fernery, just need a few log...Ooo, what a beautiful fernery, just need a few logs & stumps :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31271054922070450692013-07-04T07:31:25.402+00:002013-07-04T07:31:25.402+00:00We have a few more dotted about Mark, But I'm ...We have a few more dotted about Mark, But I'm glad that I decided to put some together in one bed.<br /><br />The reddish one will end up green. It's a pity that over the years and lots of moving them about I have lost the labels on most of themSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72926277205703848852013-07-03T18:53:49.919+00:002013-07-03T18:53:49.919+00:00A great display, Sue. Much better than mine! Love ...A great display, Sue. Much better than mine! Love the bronze-coloured ones.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50475489638208506532013-07-03T18:30:46.057+00:002013-07-03T18:30:46.057+00:00We have a couple of gunneras that we sort of bonsa...We have a couple of gunneras that we sort of bonsai in pots but they still have huge leaves and the most unusual flower spikes!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41407920098873931862013-07-03T18:08:35.472+00:002013-07-03T18:08:35.472+00:00Every year I worry that my ferns have not made it ...Every year I worry that my ferns have not made it through winter and then...bang...they unfurl and look so beautiful again. My favourite, which I am not sure if related to a fern, is the gunnera. It dies back in the winter and is just a clump, then again the fronds unfurl and you end up with the humongous leaves that you can stand under. Amazing plants. XX sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4628796976211270692013-07-03T17:39:53.668+00:002013-07-03T17:39:53.668+00:00I wouldn't be without them C
SnowbirdI wouldn't be without them C<br />SnowbirdSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-58564742300410991952013-07-03T17:39:29.005+00:002013-07-03T17:39:29.005+00:00They are fascinating, Jo. As well as the unfurling...They are fascinating, Jo. As well as the unfurling I find it interesting how each part of a frond resembles a whole frond etc. I think it's called a fractal design.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36299006107231694482013-07-03T16:51:13.415+00:002013-07-03T16:51:13.415+00:00Oh how WONDERFUL....I'm a great fan of ferns, ...Oh how WONDERFUL....I'm a great fan of ferns, such aged plants!xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90615118916116267162013-07-03T13:10:02.163+00:002013-07-03T13:10:02.163+00:00I've never grown ferns. I think it's fasci...I've never grown ferns. I think it's fascinating how they unfurl their fronds though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com