The yard is lush this spring. It should be - it's the end of May and it rained yesterday! My husband planted some foxgloves in the yard, and we got quite a handsome specimen:
You never know when you're going to get one of these giants. We had one once that was over ten feet tall; this isn't that tall, but it's respectable. I stood next to it, and I estimate it's seven feet tall or thereabouts. The blooms are gorgeous:
It's tall enough that it leans rather threateningly across the bed:
Unfortunately, its height was its undoing. It rained all day Tuesday, and by the end of the day, that elegant stalk was flat on the ground. It's sitting in a vase on the dining room table now, and we'll enjoy it for a day or two more.
Why not stake it up?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but he never does stake foxgloves. It doesn't usually rain at the end of May.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. And deadly!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Thanks for sharing.
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