Returned to Foxglove after a difficult first attempt

My first attempt at Foxglove failed — rabbits and slugs targeting young seedlings got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again.

The second attempt, with proper attention to sowing directly into poor soil as rich soil encourages weeds, has been completely different. It's now thriving in a wildlife pond margin planting and exceptional wildlife value for bees, butterflies, and hoverflies is on full display. cutting back meadow areas in autumn to remove thatch this year was a genuine reward for starting again. If you failed first time, the plant isn't the problem — the conditions probably were.