Your gardening photos

Some roses flowering quite late this year and an early Sunflower to cheer up the garden.

Very big flower and first dahlia of the year, from a three year old tuber. Lavender perfection measuring in at a grand 24cm.

My first two dahlias of the season are Hapet Micro (pink Pom) and Honka Fragile. I cut lots of flowers from the garden this morning to save them from the strong winds.

Love it, just waiting for some roses to unfurl and some delphiniums to bloom and then I can make a bouquet :)

Probably a blackbird, they just love to root through compost, wood chips, or anything else that might harbour grubs.

Some lovely lilies and dahlias in this pot

Not so much a gardening photo, but I get some incredible sunsets out in my back garden, this is tonight's. Amazing colour.

First ever California poppy

Hope thats a good thing, I scattered a lot of seed but only one germinated so I'm feeling very protective of it. I'm ok with it wanting to make itself at home though

Don't want to take the thread ot. It was my first time direct sowing flowers I'd usually start things indoors but wanted to see how they would do as I've never had much luck with things self sowing in the garden. It's only a small bed (10x5) so managing volunteers isn't a problem.

As an aside I seeded a good few breadseed poppies in the same space so I know they'll do ok (been removing seedpods as I go) but have been battling an army of slugs with my bare hands all spring and even things grown in propagators got taken once they went in the ground. It's given me a good idea of how well they might do in a rewilding situation, given the ground was tilled somewhat and was perfect conditions for germination.

Some more dahlias beginning to flower.

I think that one is called Picasso, they are lovely.