MartinB's Journal

Three cheers for the Tree Fern - and I won't be surprised if the rest do well either.  Great news.

what are tree ferns?

HEE HEE. God help us. Have you told Deborah about your weird inclinations, Martin? I hope Fran never gets to meet you. ha ha.

I would agree with you, though, Martin. Tree ferns would be uppermost on my list too.

I googled tree fern and wonder, if they are growing outdoor in Ireland! They are only for greenhouses here.

I think they are really lovely too, but very expensive to buy if you want a big one. But if I had a big garden I would definitly want one.

Or 9!!!!

I bet all your tree ferns recover now and you just after buying new ones : )

It's like lighting up a cigarette when you're waiting for the bus. As soon as you light it, the bus comes : )

Didn't know you were a smoker, Rachel?

It used to happen to me all the time, until I bought a car!!!!!

I'm not. It's just a saying!

:)

Great to see new growth on your  tree ferns

I have spent months saying, "never give up on plants". While I know there were losses, but plants are stronger than we think, they have been around a long time, and will be around long after we are gone.

Great news, Martin, really happy for you. You will enjoy this plant all the more now.

Pants?      :)

Between Martin and his trainers and Fran and his pants, you deserve each other!

Good correction, Fran. Hee hee.

Opps ................ human after all.

Thanks for your coments and jokes. Most of our tree ferns are dead there were a few that we were hopeful of and one of them has come through. Hi Ternie Dicksonia antarctica is hardy to minus 10 centigrade and about 8 years ago we had that and the ferns came through, however this year we got minus 11.1 and it must have been too much for them, some were more sheltered and might pull through.

Fantastic it's alive hope you post up photos once it's fully risen,