Winter Interest In The Stumpery - January 2026
A few days ago, I wrote about a pair of small Canadian Hemlock trees in our backyard and mentioned that a place where I could add another one of the unique trees (Conifer that grows in shade), might be the stumpery. I first wrote about stumpery gardens in the Fall of 2023 when I came across (now) King Charles Stumpery at High Grove . Upon learning about the idea, I immediately ran back to my pile of wood pieces and grabbed a few stumps and hauled them up to a spot closer to the house. With those three small stumps, I created my own stumpery . That first growing season, I planted a few ferns around the stumps. Last year, I added a few more. I put some Shredded Umbrella plants in the garden bed adjacent to the Stumpery , but figure that I should add some of those to this bed this year. In January 2024, I first documented the "winter interest" in the stumpery . I seem to have not posted any winter/snow-covered photos from 202...