Cristata The King Crested Wood Ferns Added - August 2023
Number 10 on my 2023 to-do list was to keep going on my 'fern upgrade' project. That means that I need to say 'so long' (not goodbye) to my first fern love - the ostrich fern. And begin to replace them with better performers. I've written a few times about ferns that 'look good' after a full, not Summer and documented all of the various ferns in our garden in September . At that time the Ostrich Ferns look tired and burned out. The Autumn and Japanese Painted ferns do NOT. Then, there's Winter - when the Autumn Ferns stick around and add some visuals to the mostly barren garden . So, replacing Ostrich Ferns with other ferns is something that I've been trying to do - both through divisions as well as new additions. When I planted the Inaba shadire Japanese Maple, I removed six Ostrich Fern clumps and put them in the far back. I planted the tree a step-back from the border, allowing for a little planting near the edge of the lawn. And th