Stumperies.
Stumperies. Some of the masses who commented on my post about my stumpery seemed unfamiliar with the word . Stumperies were popular Victorian garden features . In the 19th century many hoi polloi were grapple bypteridomania;that is a sorting of mad fern- pyrexia . The countryside was discase of native ferns and many new variety were imported from overseas . A stumpery is a wonderful way of display them . It ’ s a sort of rock garden for fern , but using Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree stumps instead of rock ‘n’ roll ....