Sweetpea

My poor little garden is mostly quite sad, a combination of my inexpertise and the chilly spring we've had that's extending into summertime. But tonight I got home to a beautiful golden evening after a cloudy day, and when I stepped onto the balcony suddenly there was an explosion of colour. Out of nowhere, from shy green tendrils, the first sweetpea flower! All summer in a blossom.

Springtime in purple and green

It may officially be summer, but with all the cold grey weather we've been having, the garden is just starting to wake up. Suddenly the herb garden is awash in purple flowers, and seeing those little buds of lavender makes it easy to hope that we'll have warmth again here, soon, too.