Monk's Hood growing on the compost heap!

Your compost must be just the right mix...

Theses are such dainty things. Love them

It took advantage of a good situation. What happens when you turn the compost over?

Are you going to save it ?

It looks really happy there!

thanks for the comments, all! in this pic, Gt...you'd think that they were tiny but as with other plants in my garden, there's a story attached to this one. I bought a root of Aconite from WalMart...and planted it where I had hoped it would be happy.... it didn't come up..so I thought "Ripped off by Sam Walton, again!" and chalked it up to experience. in the early spring digging I must have relocated the root along with a violet clump...and it came up! about 18" tall, with lovely dark green glossy leaves...then I decided to excavate that flower bed for the firepit...and started moving plants around again!... when I relocated it in the new bed at the back of the garden (in the new bed under the larch) it flopped on it's side and would not stand up... I gave up on it again! next thing I know it has buds!!
It's growing happily in the bed I've been composting with rabbit straw and nuggets! So, I think I'll just pile some finished compost and soil over top and leave it where it's happy. (Think I covered all the questions?)

Ha ha, Lori.
How much did Sam Walmart pay you to write this long story about his tough and indestructible Aconite plants? :o)

More likely you've improved your garden soil so much, that all the plants you buy will grow anywhere. Lol

LOL...wouldn't that be great?...my luck~ he'd sue me! (my reference was a little disparaging.) btw... aconite is poisonous...

Yes, it's good to be aware of poisonous plants in the garden.
This week I've been working with bulbs and making sure none were near my dogs - just in case ! :o(

I know that squirrels don't eat daphs...one of the main reasons that they are often planted with tulips and other bulbs (besides the lovely colour combinations) is that the daphs discourage the squirrels from the beds containing the more expensive and more delicious tulips.

Question answered - thanks.
I like these and in the open air market in a nearby town there's a lady with a plant stall. She had one a few weeks ago but I didn't buy it. I thought ' I'll buy it next week ' But that day my car had to go into the garage for repairs.
So I thought again ' I'll buy it next week '. But today she wasn't there. Well perhaps I'll buy it next wek . ( I hope )
lol

Hywel ~
Please let us know if you do eventually buy it.
Becoming quite a story - almost as long as Lori's Walmart saga . :o)

LOL!

Any luck yet, Hywel?