Foxgloves and Fruit Cordons

The weather has been spring-like and we've been planting Double-U Apple Cordons to divide off the Orchard in a kind of living, fruit producing fence. The Apple varieties are Katy and James Grieve, both on an M26 root stock.

But we have also been busy planting Foxgloves throughout the garden. These are a personal favourite of mine and no garden I ever have will be without Foxgloves. Their spires of flowers look wonderful and add welcome height to a border. In the central round bed I planted Digitalis Virtuoso White while in a long, curving drift in the main herbaceous bed, I planted Virtuoso Cream.

In the long border my choice was Digitalis purpurea 'Giant Spotted' with its very pale pink flowers and throats spotted with dark purple dots.

Everywhere I look now I can see the green shoots of Alliums and Tulips appearing through the soil. It's the beginning of the journey into Spring and one which will gather pace each day from here on in.