Beacon Park's Fernery
(2013-present)

place and fernery (from 2013)

Aged 11

Commemorated on 1 plaque

Beacon Park's Fernery Museum Gardens opened as a public park in 1859, during the reign of Queen Victoria, at a time when ferns were popular exotic plants. They were believed to be magical and mysterious, due to the unusual way they reproduce by spreading microscopic spores rather than seeds. Ferns have had many uses over the years. The Ancient Greeks used fern extracts for ailments, including asthma, hair loss and kidney problems. Fern bracken were also used to thatch cottages, and fern ashes were used to make glass and soap. Beacon Park's Fernery was created in 2013.

Museum Gardens - Beacon Park, Lichfield, United Kingdom where it created (2013)