Gardeners who have tree stumps rotting in their garden have been urged not to touch ... to climb up the tree and smother it in flowers.” ...

Ensure that the hollow is deep and wide enough for the flowers to thrive. Use your tree stump to attract birds to your yard ...

Dead leaves accumulate, past-their-prime flowers wither to brown ... against disposing of any tree stumps because they are actually beneficial to the garden. Isabel Losada, author of The Joyful ...