Grow: Cunning foxglove schemes

Digitalis purpurea regally colours our countryside but many digitalis varieties can heighten a garden’s borders


A cut above

For the price of seeds, compost and a bit of graft you will have armfuls of sweetly scented, bright cut-flowers in the months to come



Sow colourful

Annuals have to act fast to flower and reproduce in one season which is why they offer such a blazing summer show from mere seeds




YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Six Nations 2025

Get the latest news, analysis and match reports from the M6N and W6N championships

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands