I stopped by Wilkinsons yesterday to see if they had any cheapo Dicksonia antarctica (they hadn't, but any excuse...). And they had these wall baskets on offer, normally £2.29, but on sale - half the marked price. So I bought four, for £4.58.
I plan to put at least three on the fire escape banisters. The fourth I may (depending on how heavy it is) attach to one of the pipes.
I WILL NOT buy any new plants to go in here. No - these are to be filled with plants I already own, to free up some floor space. So I need to find three or four victims to be pulled out of their nice terracotta pots and stapled to the wall. The ferns will get a fair bit more sun, and they'll be quite exposed to the elements. I also suspect they'll lose more water as a result, despite my watering efforts.
The first, and most obvious, choice for me is Cheilanthes lanosa. It likes dry, exposed, hostile conditions so will be well at home wherever I put it. Next one up, I reckon will be Polypodium vulgare, on the basis that I have seen it growing on trees in darkest Derbyshire. It might persuade it to, I don't know, DO something. Then I think Polystichum munitum could bear to be put somewhere exposed. It lives in Alaska, for FSM's sake!
Those three would do for the fire escape. Then, if I have one on the pipe, it'll be under the perpetual drip from the extractor fan, so moisture is not a problem. I'm tempted to see if Cyrtomium fortunei would be happy there, failing which, how about Athyrium otophorum, or even one of the two Asplenium scolopendrium I have? Something to think about, and not rush into. Rather makes me hope I'll be signed off next week too, so I can pot everything up!
I plan to put at least three on the fire escape banisters. The fourth I may (depending on how heavy it is) attach to one of the pipes.
I WILL NOT buy any new plants to go in here. No - these are to be filled with plants I already own, to free up some floor space. So I need to find three or four victims to be pulled out of their nice terracotta pots and stapled to the wall. The ferns will get a fair bit more sun, and they'll be quite exposed to the elements. I also suspect they'll lose more water as a result, despite my watering efforts.
The first, and most obvious, choice for me is Cheilanthes lanosa. It likes dry, exposed, hostile conditions so will be well at home wherever I put it. Next one up, I reckon will be Polypodium vulgare, on the basis that I have seen it growing on trees in darkest Derbyshire. It might persuade it to, I don't know, DO something. Then I think Polystichum munitum could bear to be put somewhere exposed. It lives in Alaska, for FSM's sake!
Those three would do for the fire escape. Then, if I have one on the pipe, it'll be under the perpetual drip from the extractor fan, so moisture is not a problem. I'm tempted to see if Cyrtomium fortunei would be happy there, failing which, how about Athyrium otophorum, or even one of the two Asplenium scolopendrium I have? Something to think about, and not rush into. Rather makes me hope I'll be signed off next week too, so I can pot everything up!
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