365 pictures - Day 113

I planted up a couple of troughs in the garden with some special offer bedding plants recently, and they're starting to flower. Pink pelargoniums and blue lobelia. 

365 pictures - Day 112

Greater Willowherb and Ragwort, growing in abundance round the back of the village hall. 

365 pictures - Day 111

This is Himalayan Balsam, sometimes known as Policeman's Helmet or Indian Shot. It's quite invasive around watercourses, but so pretty in the watercolour pinks. 

365 pictures - Day 110

It's been overcast and drizzly all day, but now there's a tiny glimpse of blue sky. The trees are heavy with wet green leaves. 

365 pictures - Day 109

There are leylandii conifers in the garden at the back of ours, in the other side of the fence. This pretty butterfly was sunning itself on the branches. 

365 pictures - Day 108

The lime trees have their seeds hanging now. I like the combination of greens. 

365 pictures - Day 107

The first flower opens on our sweet peas. We have two small obelisks with sweet peas growing up them, and I can usually cut flowers from them from July to September. I sow seeds in April and plant them out in June. No need to nick the seeds or soak them - no messing around required. They all come up!