The Fern Nursery
Grimsby Road,
Binbrook, Lincolnshire, LN8 6DH
Tel. 01472 398092
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The Fern Nursery Grimsby Road, Binbrook, Lincolnshire, LN8 6DH Tel. 01472 398092 |
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Links Page, Ferns-Country-Lincolnshire Our Garden Fern List and Fern Pictures |
Please note that ferns are difficult to move from September to May and some will be dormant at this time, making it difficult to judge their health. Therefore please think carefully before ordering early. List one, Retail and Mail Order , only plants on this list by mail order please, to order on line please see our on line list. Plants to order and pay for on line. Terms of business Mail Order U.K. only. Please add 25% to cover post and packing if ordering mail order. We are sorry to say that we can only accept orders with cheques made out to R. N. Timm, or postal coupons, enclosed with the order (Snail Mail.)(For paper list, if you wish, please send two first class stamps.). Note: only ferns of the smallest size - generally 1 Litre pots but sometimes less- will be sent out mail order. Ferns are offered subject to availability. It is easiest if you send a limited cheque, i.e. ‘not more than X. pounds.’ or if you prefer we will refund the difference. If ordering more than ten of any one kind it may be advisable to check by telephone first. Please allow 28 days for processing an order. Cheques (made out to R. N. Timm please), will not be presented until orders have been sent out.If you wish, you can EMail to us your list of plants along with your postal address, (the one the ferns are to go to). We will work out the price and availability for you and send an invoice by Email. Adiantum pedatum. Hardy Maidenhair. Evergreen with fan shaped fronds long black stems, likes shade and moist well drained soil. 30cm+ £3-80p Asplenium scolopendrium. Harts Tongue. Grows to 40cm.+, with simple glossy evergreen fronds, good in most soils lime or acid. £3-80p Asplenium scolopendrium . 'Crested form'. With a crest at the end of the frond. £3-80p Asplenium scolopendrium 'Fimbriata'. Form of above with crimped wavy edged leaves. £3-80p £3-80p Athyrium filix-femina. Lady Fern. Likes shade and moist soils, very hardy, none evergreen. Fronds like the Male Fern but finer, a british native. 60cm+. £3-80p Athyrium filix-femina ‘Axminster’ Fine foliaged form of Lady Fern. £3-80p Athyrium filix-femina. Crested Form. Like the type but with cresting on the edges of the fronds. £3-80p Athyrium filix-femina 'Cruciatum Group' Sporelings of 'Victoriae' with crossed over pinna. £3-80p Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'. Tatting Fern. 40cm+, pinna form small bobbles on sides of stem. £3-80p Athyrium nipponicum 'Red Beauty'. Darker variegated form of Japanese Lady Fern. May be tender. 40cm+. £3-80p Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' (Metalicum). Cream grey and pink variegated form of Japanese Lady Fern. May be tender. 40cm+. £3-80p Athyrium otophorum ‘Okanum’ . Coloured lady fern may be tender. £3-80p Blechnum penna-marina 15cm, Spreading evergreen, tough and easy does best in moist shade. £3-80p Blechnum spicant. Hard Fern. 70cm+ Elegant evergreen, needs an acid soil in moist shade. £3-80p Cyrtomium falcatum. Simple glossy pinna, moist soil and shade. May be more tender than the next. £3-80p Cyrtomium fortuniae. Holly Fern. 70cm+ Has dark stems and simple glossy pinna, moist soil and shade. Evergreen in mild winters. £3-80p
Cystopteris dickiana ’ British native. 40cm Shade lover, likes a rock garden. Not easy. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis. Golden Scaled Male Fern. Large tough evergreen fern for woodland gardening. 90cm+. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis 'Revolvens Group' As above but with curly fronds, not very distinct. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis ‘Congesta Cristata’ Dwarf form of affinis. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis ‘Crispum Stableriae. 90cm+ Crispy leaved form of the Golden Scaled Male Fern, shade. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata Angustata Group’. Narrow and crested form of affinis. Shade and most soils. 70cm+. £3-80p Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' Crested form of affinis, Strong large shapely fern for shade. £3-80p Dryopteris carthusiana. Narrow Buckler Fern. Smaller than D. dilatata, shade, moist soil. £3-80p Dryopteris cycadina. Unusual large pinna with spines is said to look like a cycad . £3-80p Dryopteris dilatata. Broard Buckler fern. 80cm+ Shade easy to grow , good robust British native. £3-60p Dryopteris dilatata. ‘Grandiceps Group’ Large crest on the end of the frond. £3-80p Dryopteris dilatata. 'Crispa Whiteside'. As above but with slightly crispy fronds. £3-80p Dryopteris erythrosora. Coloured fronds in spring and early summer, shade and moist soil , can be tender and is not easy. 60cm+ £3-80p Dryopteris filix-mas. Male Fern. Good tall fronds, easily grown in most places. 80cm+ £3-80p Dryopteris filix -mas ‘Barnesiae’ Has long narrow and slightly crispy fronds, a good form. £3-80p Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Crested Group. Crested form of Male Fern, easy in most places. £3-80p Dryopteris filix-mas. ’Crispa Cristata’ Crisped and crested form of Male Fern. £3-40p Dryopteris filix -mas ‘Linearis Group’ Pinnules narrow and skeletal. £3-40p Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Linearis Polydactila’ As above but crested. £3-80p Dryopteris goldiana. Giant Wood Fern. Nice fern for woodland but not that big in this country. £3-80p Dryopteris uniformis. Broad leafy fronds, not much known about this could be tender. £3-80p Equisetum varigata. Good plant for the water side, like a fine evergreen rush, spreads slowly, 60cm+. £3 Equisetum scirpoides. Dwarf horse tail 20cm. Easy spreading form.£3-80p Gymnocarpium dryopteris 20cm , Needs shade and an acid moist soil. Spreading fern , good spring colour. £3-80p Gymnocarpium robertianum. 30cm As above but not as fine , though it likes lime. £3-80p Matteuccia orientalis. Spreading fern for a sheltered spot only. £4 Matteucia struthiopteris 80cm+. Moist soil , has good shape and spreads. underground but not offensively. £3-80 Onychium japonicum. Ground cover with very fine foliage, but quite difficult, for the rockery. £4-40p Onoclea sensibilis. 30cm+, Spreading fern which likes wet soils, not evergreen but very hardy , may not always tolerate lime. £3-40p Osmunda regalis. Royal Fern. A big British native, slow growing to 150cm+. Moist/wet soil. £3-80p Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’ Red stemmed form of Royal Fern. £4 Phegopteris conectilis . Beech Fern. Spreading habit , 25cm, moist acid soils and shade. £3-80p Polypodium interjectum. 30cm+ £3 Polypodium vulgar. 25cm, Spreading and easy to grow with simple pinnate fronds. £3-80p Polystichum aculeatum. 60cm+. Strong evergreen glossy fronds, a good British native. £3-80p Polystichum munitum. 70cm+. Strongly formed large pinna. shade. £3-80p Polystichum polyblepharum. 60cm+, Evergreen with glossy green fronds, shade most soils. £3-80p Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumoso Multilobum Group'. Mossy Shield fern. £3-80p Stegnogramma pozoi. Shiny leathery fronds 40cm high, a spreading form which needs a very moist shady corner. £3-80p Woodwardia fimbriata. Giant Chain Fern. 100Cm Shade and shelter, not easy but impressive where it can be grown. £3-80p A full colour booklet on growing ferns, published in conjunction with the Hardy Plant Society, is now available for purchase. The booklet describes most of the common ferns that gardeners in the U.K. are likely to encounter, gives explicit cultural instructions, plus a range of fascinating background information about the history and natural history of these plants. £3-50p |