Being a creature of habit, my usual walk around the garden almost always means:
a start at the gate to the Shade Path, walking toward the
Circle Lawn and
Cherry Corner, puttering along the
Front Walk, circling around the
Hill Garden, tramping along the front sidewalk where I can appreciate the
Front Woodland, rounding the corner (Cherry C. again from the other side) and then savoring the lower view of the Shade Path from the sidewalk. To the right at this point is the site of my
new planting area (new gardens are the most exciting adventures!).
One day last week while taking this lovely stroll, I was totally surprised to find not just one blooming straggler, but three large groups of
yellow perennial foxgloves (Digitalis grandiflora). After their terrific bloom in
June, I always cut them back to the first set of leaves so that the new little flower side-shoots can have a chance to bloom, though this is often with mixed results (from
October 2010). This year, the groups that receive a bit more sun near the Circle Lawn are all in their glory again.
Speechless delight! well... maybe verbose delight. And the bees were taking it all in too.
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| Yellow foxgloves and dark-leaved begonias under-planted with Sedum 'Acre' and backed by self-sown native flat-topped aster (Doellingeria unbellata). |
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| Bumble bee admiring #1 |
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| Bumble bee sniffing #2 |
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| Bumble Bee pushing past the petals #3 |
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| Bumble Bee hiding in #4 |
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| Lovely winged ballet |
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| I love the yellow with the dark pink together! |
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| Bottoms up :) |
Check back on the Thursday of this week for a full view of the Shade Path for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day!
