Stumpery Garden

This week we visited Highgrove House to take a long overdue tour of the private gardens of their Royal Hignesses The Prince of Wales and...

Whether garden décor is new, upcycled, or made from natural materials, there’s no denying it can add a sense of charm. Driftwood, for example, has gained popularity in recent years just for this reason, and you can find some driftwood ideas for the garden here.

Biddulph Grange Garden, Biddulph, UK.

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Hugelkulture isn't the only way to use logs and stumps. A stumpery provides interest, habitat, and a low maintenance landscape that is appealing to nature lovers. What is a stumpery? Find out here and learn how to create your own in this article.

It happens. Your long favored or ignored tree has to be removed. Disease, blocked views, size hazard, root damage, or just old age. The question arises: wh

Stumpery artworks are wonderful elements of natural garden design

So, we have these three tree stumps in the center planter in our front yard. Instead of trying to get rid of them or disguise them with shrubbery, we planted things IN them. This one has sedum, sword ferns, bergenia, agapanthus, lysimachia (creeping jenny), and some small hellebores that have since been moved to a shadier location.

Perfect for a shady spot - Erythronium 'White Beauty'.

* I couldn't wipe the smile from my face. From the very first glimpse of the garden of George and David, I knew that I would love it. It...

Stumperies are garden features made from dead tree parts such as stumps, logs, branches, and other debris after a storm. Here are some stumpery garden ideas.

You can easily construct rustic bird baths with branches and other found objects from nature.

The centerpiece of the stumpery is crowned with a rhododendron

The Stumpery