More Stumpery Upgrades - Two More Stumps - June 2026
#19 on my 2026 annual to-do list in the garden is to "upgrade the stumpery" in the backyard . Those 'upgrades' are both in terms of plantings, but also what I'll (loosely) call 'place-making'. I first came across the idea of a stumpery in late 2023 when I discovered that King Charles has a world-class stumpery . I started building my stumpery in the backyard by throwing a few stumps that I had on-hand in the area underneath the secondary Northern Red Oak tree in the backyard along the southside. Last year, I planted a pair of Autumn Ferns and three Godzilla Ferns in the Stumpery and called it a day back there. This year, I have opted to upgrade the Stumpery via some plantings including (at first) seven Autumn Ferns (quart-sized) that I planted behind the All Gold grasses . I also planted six Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' plugs to the front of that same bed . And, just this past week I posted about eight more Autumn Ferns that I planted ...