Cheapest Way To Get a Load of Ferns Going?

Thargor

I have a deep shaded flower bed at the front of the house and a big sunny garden with a little bit of thick wood at the bottom like in the pic, I want to get a load of ferns going like this garden I saw on Reddit (dont know why this never occurred to me tbh) but the prices are insane, whats a more economic way than the garden center?

I see a lot of ferns growing in ditches all over the place and there are a lot on my fathers land, can I just dig them up and stick them in the ground or will that kill them? I would like to get a few more interesting specimens going aswell though.

Is it too late in the year to get this project going or should I wait until Autumn?

looksee

I have lots of ferns like that growing but I can't say I have had a lot of luck transplanting them. You might do better transplanting harts tongue ferns, they seem more obliging. If you do want to move some of those wait until they have died down in winter, make sure they are damp, take up a good bit of soil with them and don't delay putting them into the ground at your place. Be sure you know the difference between ferns and bracken - those are all ferns as far as I can see.

Thargor

I wouldnt even mind getting some bracken going either tbh, love the look of it and Im trying to attract frogs to my pond.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123491589#Comment_123491589

I spend a good bit of time each week getting rid of it.

sell9999

https://shadyplants.ie/product/9cm-potted-hardy-ferns

This website might be of interest.

Thargor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123491619#Comment_123491619

Wow you legend! 9 hardy ferns in 9cm pots for €45 on the way to see how I get on. That website needs to boost itself on google because I was looking all evening and they never showed up.

Need to grab some rocks and stumps from somewhere now.

Thargor

Still no sign of these ferns arriving, Ill give it until Monday, hope they're not dead in a sorting centre somewhere.

Thargor

9 ferns arrived today well wrapped in soaking wet newspaper, all looking healthy and green, just small, they're all in the ground now in my shady flowerbed at the front so we'll see what comes in a couple of years. Raining everyday in Limerick since the heatwave so not worried about planting them in Summer:

They dont give you a choice its just a random selection but the final list if anyone was interested was:

Dryopteria pinderi
Dryopteria dilitata X 2
Athyrium nipponicum
Dryopteria carthusiana
Dryopteria remota
Dryopteris dilitata
Dryopteria stewartii
Linearis polydacta 

Thanks for the tip @sell9999

Jim_Hodge

I've transplanted many types of ferns of all sizes when in full leaf Never had any fail. Take a decent rootball and water in well.

edited for typo.

Thargor

EDIT - No way to delete posts anymore?