Are humble Foxgloves on the rise? This year so many have planted themselves in our pots and borders wearing shades of pink, and white.
As dusk falls white Foxgloves seem to glow
Foxglove digitalis purpurea is lovely but can be toxic to some people so care should be taken. It has a whole host of common names reflecting an association with fairies - Fairy Caps, Fairy Gloves, Fairy Thimbles, Fairybells, and Fairy Herb.
Foxglove Fairy - Cicely Mary Barker
Digitalin, a cardiac glycoside that is extracted from Foxgloves is used to help steady rapid heartbeats and arrhythmias
This one has even made itself at home inside a pot of my lilies.
Some visitors, however, we are not so pleased to see.
I know this baby squirrel is very cute but he is trying to take the birds' nuts and seeds
but hasn't yet figured out how to get them
foiled at the moment
but he'll be back
June is a month of pretty colours in the garden enjoy it whilst it lasts
