What to plant in a hollow tree stump???

Last post 08-04-2012 11:58 AM by sue1002. 4 replies.

• 07/04/2012 02:19 PM

  Rosiefruit Location: Cirencester Joined on: 07 Apr 2012 Posts: 1

  Reply | Contact Very new to gardening, moved to new house with a dead tree trunk stump. Thought it would be nice if I filled with good soil and planted something in there. It's in quite a shady spot of the garden and the stump itself has long rotted to leave a 50cm or so high base, completely empty except for the outer bark and some wood lice! Any suggestions? My mum said a heather or just lots of nasturtiums.

• 07/04/2012 07:14 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Reply | Contact  Whatever you plant will need plenty of water - if you can manage that then hostas might look good. If you'd prefer something more colourful, pansies or violas would work.  You mum's suggestions might not do very well in a shady spo, but if the stump gets sun for part of the day they should do OK. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 08/04/2012 12:39 AM	In reply to
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 5,230	Reply | Contact Or maybe you should get rid of it before you get honey fungus!! digger Sage of the fells

• 08/04/2012 10:39 AM	In reply to
  Suzie Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 82	Reply | Contact I agree with Digger - I'd go for removing it and enjoying the newly-freed up space http://piskiespatch.blogspot.co.uk/

• 08/04/2012 11:58 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,464	Reply | Contact  If you've only got the outer bark left, it might be an idea to place whatever you want to plant into a pot and put that in the hole - that way you will reduce the risk of the rest of the bark either rotting or splitting when you plant it up. sue1002