A
stumpery is a
garden feature similar to a
rockery but made from parts of dead trees. This can take the form of whole stumps, logs, pieces of bark or even worked timber such as railway sleepers or floorboards. The pieces are arranged artistically and plants, typically
ferns,
mosses and
lichens are encouraged to grow around or on them. They provide a feature for the garden and a habitat for several types of wildlife. The first stumpery was built in 1856 at
Biddulph Grange and they remained popular in
Victorian Britain.