âUnorthodox and magicalâ: how tree stumps can transform your garden
A yew hedge and liquidambar trees behind thalictrum, euphorbias, hellebores and spires of flowering echiums. Photograph: Mimi Connolly
A yew hedge and liquidambar trees behind thalictrum, euphorbias, hellebores and spires of flowering echiums. Photograph: Mimi Connolly
The Stumpery at Arundel Castle is a sculptural paradise â and the idea works in a small plot, too
Sat 17 Apr 2021 06.00 EDT
Gnarled, ancient tree stumps squat among the lush lime greens of euphorbias and steel blue hostas. Masses of white and pink Mexican fleabane (
Erigeron karvinskianus) cascade down them and froth over the edges of the gravel paths. And huge purple lollipops of allium flowers emerge from a mass of greenery below.