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Old 07-08-2004, 11:49 AM
Franz Heymann
 
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"Glen Able" wrote in message
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I'm currently clearing a moderately shady spot which I reckon'd be

perfect
for a display of about 60 foxgloves next year.

What's a reasonably economic way to get these plants? I'm not sure

if it's
too late to sow seeds this year, and if it's not, then what do you

do with
them over winter.

Dunno if this is just garden centres around Oxford, but small

foxglove
plants bought in spring tend to cost 5 to 10 squid


Would you pay that much for a wallflower? They, and foxgloves, are
usually grown as biennials and they require comparable amounts of
labour to raise.

Franz