What are these please?

The green plants with the large leaves, there are quite a few in this picture.



Thanks!

 

Foxgloves, or maybe comfrey. Were there rosettes of leaves over winter, or did they appear in spring?

 

I'd say foxgloves/digitalis as well - will soon tell as they will be flowering soon so if you get long slender spikes bearing pink spotted bells you've got foxgloves.

 

Hmm thanks for that. I'm considering pulling them up; they are getting so large they are drowning out other plants and although pretty I am concerned that foxgloves are poisonous.

I wanted to grow edible plants in their place. Are there any problems with this? I do not want to be poisoned. I already have a blackcurrant bush and edible flowers growing next to them.

 

They look like foxgloves to me, I always get loads of them and they are glorious. I grow them among edible plants, it's not a problem. Plus, they attract pests from the other plants and encourage pollinators. A true country garden plant! they do seed prolifically though so I always have to pull up unwanted seedlings in the spring. In my opinion the positives definitely outweigh the negatives with this plant!