Temperatures have plummeted recently, but in Fitzroy Square it seems to be an eternal summer. The red geraniums that filled every window box during the Jubilee and Olympic summer are still going strong, and this tree fern, in the stairwell of a basement flat, is surviving without any protection (shame someone’s thrown a ball of newspaper into it, but that’s London for you).
A tree fern is an interesting solution to this most tricky of spaces – I’ve never seen this idea before. I think it works pretty well.
A perfect spot for a tree fern. It looks very happy there.
I’m glad you approve!
Oh if it were only so temperate in NW8.
I lost one of my tree ferns last year and have to take comfort in its sculptural form. The other has a rather smart fleece jacket and looks quite distinctive but no where near as impressive as this one!
Strange how one survived and one didn’t! I hope the other one makes it through – bet it doesn’t like the snow much!
The ball of newspaper may indeed by the frost protection for the tree fern. I’m concerned that we didn’t do anything for ours during the last cold spell. Ball of newspaper is a good idea in a emergency.
Hmm, I don’t think the ball of newspaper was meant as frost protection! Hope yours is ok – it hopefully will be in London… x