Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Finally Some Foxgloves



I've bought foxgloves from nurseries several times, and I've had flowers here and there. This year I was on the lookout for small foxglove plants. All summer when I was weeding and I came upon a tiny foxglove plant, Ed would come and carefully move it to this spot by the stone wall. Now I have a foxglove patch. The plants are looking good and they should have the necessary roots to get through the winter and produce their a beautiful display next year.

The low rosettes will reman under the snow like Sleeping Beauty requireing the kiss of the warm spring sun to awaken and bloom. It's a good thing they are ready. We have snow in the air and the garden soil is cooling down. It's time for a nice long nap!

6 comments:

inadvertent farmer said...

I think that will be so beautiful against you stone wall...then again just about everthing looks better against a stone wall!

tina said...

Yeah for the foxgloves! You will have a good display in the spring.

Daphne Gould said...

Foxgloves are one of my favorite flowers. They seem so magical to me.

Anonymous said...

You should have some beauties in the spring -- isn't it always nice to have something so special to look for in a few months?

susanai said...

Absolutely wonderful, I could almost smell them.

fru Sandeggen said...

I have become foxgloveaholic!
So far they have not self sown in my garden, but I still hope that it should happen. Next year will hopefully be the white foxglove year in my garden:)