Comments on: Fascinating Fiddleheads http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/ Gardening in a cold northern climate, as the trees grow, the garden is gradually transforming to a more shady woodland garden Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:53:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Northern Shade http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-60 Northern Shade Sat, 17 May 2008 15:17:00 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-60 Sisah, the cold winter, or dry prairie must do a good job of keeping these from spreading in my garden. Sisah, the cold winter, or dry prairie must do a good job of keeping these from spreading in my garden.

]]> By: Sisah http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-59 Sisah Sat, 17 May 2008 08:16:45 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-59 Quite interesting blog I found here :-)I imagine it is very difficult to have a garden in climate zone 3 and I am very curious to find out the changes in nature, when summer comes and what it will look like then! I also like watching that type of fern emerging in the garden after a long winter, it grows so quickly, I have some under the pine tree in my garden where nothing else seems to grow, but if you don´t take care the fern becomes very invasive...but I love it! Sisah from Northern Germany Quite interesting blog I found here :-)I imagine it is very difficult to have a garden in climate zone 3 and I am very curious to find out the changes in nature, when summer comes and what it will look like then!
I also like watching that type of fern emerging in the garden after a long winter, it grows so quickly, I have some under the pine tree in my garden where nothing else seems to grow, but if you don´t take care the fern becomes very invasive…but I love it!
Sisah from Northern Germany

]]> By: Northern Shade http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-58 Northern Shade Sat, 17 May 2008 03:14:29 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-58 Wiseacre, if I could I'd grow tree ferns, but these will have to give the garden that Jurassic look. Chey, it's amazing how interesting ancient plants like ferns can look. Wiseacre, if I could I’d grow tree ferns, but these will have to give the garden that Jurassic look.

Chey, it’s amazing how interesting ancient plants like ferns can look.

]]> By: chey http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-57 chey Sat, 17 May 2008 02:02:09 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-57 Beautiful fiddleheads! Beautiful fiddleheads!

]]> By: wiseacre http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-56 wiseacre Fri, 16 May 2008 13:44:25 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-56 You seem to be a week or two behind me for the season. Many of the ferns around here are now open. But I can still see fiddleheads if I head south to colder areas in the higher elevations of the Adirondacks. The way they uncurl to form the leaves is almost as fasinating as a shade garden on the prairie. You seem to be a week or two behind me for the season. Many of the ferns around here are now open. But I can still see fiddleheads if I head south to colder areas in the higher elevations of the Adirondacks.

The way they uncurl to form the leaves is almost as fasinating as a shade garden on the prairie.

]]> By: Northern Shade http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-55 Northern Shade Thu, 15 May 2008 22:43:31 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-55 Hi Lisa, it sounds like our gardens are on the same schedule. Laura, I like getting down and looking at the details in these ferns. Megan, I like that they give a vaguely tropical look to my cold prairie garden. also, it's great to have plants that grow tall fairly quickly, since most perennials get a late start here. Hi Lisa, it sounds like our gardens are on the same schedule.

Laura, I like getting down and looking at the details in these ferns.

Megan, I like that they give a vaguely tropical look to my cold prairie garden. also, it’s great to have plants that grow tall fairly quickly, since most perennials get a late start here.

]]> By: Megan http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-54 Megan Thu, 15 May 2008 18:52:03 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-54 Beautiful fiddleheads! I love the thought of these at 3'-4' with 1' wide fronds. I hope you post more pictures then. Beautiful fiddleheads! I love the thought of these at 3′-4′ with 1′ wide fronds. I hope you post more pictures then.

]]> By: Laura http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-53 Laura Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:38 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-53 I love the way ferns unroll! These are interesting ones! I love the way ferns unroll! These are interesting ones!

]]> By: Lisa http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-51 Lisa Thu, 15 May 2008 13:11:04 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-51 Mine are just starting to come up too. Mine are just starting to come up too.

]]> By: Northern Shade http://northernshade.ca/2008/05/12/fascinating-fiddleheads/#comment-43 Northern Shade Tue, 13 May 2008 03:32:39 +0000 http://northernshade.ca/?p=96#comment-43 Nancy, I love their exotic looks. Nancy, I love their exotic looks.

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