Designs on Nature
Flower Power: Wild about Foxgloves I was a bit surprised, to say the least, when I went out into my back garden and spotted a magnificent Foxglove - where had that come from?! A very welcome visitor to my garden, nonetheless. Later, I saw a pretty magnificent window display in a boutique in Lewes - such a handsome plant - and very effective - it stopped me in my tracks & insisted I take a picture. Foxglove Folklore & Function The name's origins are varied, but have a kind of Dr Jekyll / Mr. Hyde duality. For some they're 'folk's gloves' - belonging to the little people / faeries; or Our Lady's Gloves, referring to the Virgin Mary; others call them Witch...