Shake-up in the winter garden

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  January 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......is extending the tree fern glade. Since the 1930s tree ferns have been grown...Presenting a single tree fern in a pot is beautiful...Therefore, with tree ferns it is finding sheltered...conditions then tree ferns are really exciting...garden. The easiest ...

Urban Gardener

The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 2, 2004 ;     618 words ......There's nothing like a tree fern in spring. Originally...and New Zealand, tree ferns have become increasingly...considering a colony of tree ferns. Cyathea dealbata...known as the "silver tree fern" because of the...medullaris, the "black tree fern", has ...

Home & Gardens: Strange world of the Australian Tree fern.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 14, 2004 ;     463 words ......antarctica, otherwise known as a Tree Fern. For a plant of such an...and natural habitat the Tree Fern is surprisingly hardy...of all harvested and the tree ferns later rescued before the...have been destroyed. The tree fern is as much a curiosity...house you can take ...

Fern Britain

The Independent - London;  May 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ......invented - the New Zealand tree fern. Yes, it's a handsome...problem is that the kind of tree fern urban trendies want is...breakfast table. A tall tree fern provides shade and makes...work on you modestly. A tree fern is fantastic when you...you that British-grown ...

Shady ladies from Down Under; Tree ferns are gaining in popularity in...

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ......gentry Dicksonia Antarctica, the soft tree fern, to become popular in Britain again...falling over one but there is a new tree fern on the black, so to speak, this time...of the first to start shipping in tree ferns for domestic gardens from his native...and Ausfern are importing ...

Hints for going bush in the city

Sunday Star-Times;  October 12, 1997 ;     439 words ......flavour Without a doubt, pongas or tree ferns instantly create a bush atmosphere...plant for the job is the Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica). This tree...When it comes to finding such tree ferns you may be lucky at your local...

YOUR GARDEN: Q&A - ASK THE EXPERT.(Features)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  August 4, 2002 ;     262 words ...Byline: Adrienne Wild I HAVE bought a tree fern from a gardening show and need some advice...Wendy Hayes, Rugby, Warwickshire. TREE ferns must have moist but well-drained conditions...of direct sunlight and drying winds. Tree ferns can survive temperatures as low as 20F...

Ferns want TLC; question time.(Features)

Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 25, 2007 ;     47 words ...Byline: Carolyn Spray Q I'm pretty sure my beautiful tree fern needs protection this winter. What's the best way to do it? A Tree ferns are tender and it's better to protect them from severe frosts. Surround the growing point with straw or bracken...

Leaf phenology and trunk growth of the deciduous tree fern Alsophila firma...

American Fern Journal;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT.--Tree ferns are often regarded as...growth rate, the tallest tree ferns (>10 m) are at least...phenology, seasonality, tree ferns ********** The tree fern families of Cibotiaceae...there are 18 species of tree ferns (Mickel and Smith, 2004). ...

Country & Garden: When Jack Frost comes calling Fancy an olive grove in...

The Independent - London;  November 25, 2000 ;     697 words ......plants such as palms, olive trees and tree ferns. If the plant is grown in a pot, it...complete the winter garden feature. TREE FERNS Dicksonia antarctica is the hardiest and most common tree fern. As their root system is on the trunk...cold winters and want to leave your tree ...

SM Plus: GARDENING : Tree Ferns.(Features)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  May 23, 2004 ;     104 words ......with ADRIENNE WILD Q:I WOULD really like to plant some tree ferns but I'm worried whether they are hardy enough? - Jean...Westbury, Wilts. A:EXPERTS assure us that the Australian tree fern, Dicksonia antartica will tolerate freezing temperatures...

Jurassic classic; Display of tree ferns can be dino-mite.(Gardening)

Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 12, 2001 ;     461 words ......huge-leaved gunnera manicata and tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica). Tree ferns, whose identical ancestors...work in these countries, tree ferns are rescued from the bulldozer...of permanent moisture. Tree ferns are available in different...massive fronds. While your ...

The prickly prince; (1) Gardener Jamie Durie: 'I was trying to be as...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 21, 2008 ;     626 words ......visitor noticed whatappeared to be a tree fern - and remarked that it was a fine specimen...There was just one problem. It wasn't a tree fern. So Mr Durie politely corrected the prince...he said. 'He said to me, I dolike your tree fern . I said, Actually, it's not a tree ...

Tassie fern salvagers eye big export trade.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  September 19, 2003 ;     180 words ......2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) Tree ferns may become Tasmania's next important...demand for Dicksonia antarctica. Tasmanian tree ferns are sold for up to $A1000 in the United...has been estimated there are 60 million tree ferns in Tasmania. Fernmania is one of six...

Pupils are rooting for tree fern

Evening Mail;  December 16, 1999 ;     146 words ......in the environment. A rare Australian tree fern was presented to the school by Lord Mayor...the national curriculum. The Tasmanian tree fern was selected because Tasmania is an island...A BAMA spokesman said: "We hope the tree fern will exist as a symbol of an environment...