Monday, May 07, 2007

Regal Ferns

Dan Pearson in the Observer yesterday had this interesting feature on ferns...

In the light well at the front of my house is a small pot-bound fern collection that is thriving. Right now, the first scrolls of Osmunda regalis are unfurling in a pot that sits permanently wet in a tray of water; I like to feel that I am fooling it into thinking it is in an Irish peat bog, to make it feel at home.


I will have to get one of these.

2 comments:

Red Mum said...

Hello there. Its all looking good. get yourselves down to Dublin and come see me and my yard!

Picoroco said...

Well, it was looking good the guts of a year ago!
We can't wait to get down and see how you have settled in (we have been following your painting and diy posts with great interest).
I will speak to the Yardmaster to see when is good to visit.