don't call me Shirley

i was going to post a lovely picture of the Shirley poppy which came out yesterday but unfortunately it decided to drop all its petals today.................more flowers to come though. sweet peas are fantastic, i picked a whole bunch yesterday and more had come out today..............the mange-tout peas have been decimated by some pest while we were away but tonight we had runner beans (yay!), asparagus peas, sugar snap peas and climbing French beans, if not exactly *for* dinner, at least *with* dinner. the problem is we never get a full crop because we keep eating things as we stroll round the garden every day admiring it...............more sunflowers are out and looking fantastic, and the passion flowers now making an appearance. the new jasmine "Clotted Cream" has a few flowers, very sweet..................gooseberries ready to pick, Alpine strawberries too................in the greenhouse the cucumbers have gone mad and climbed all the way to the roof, tiny cucumbers have appeared, all bumpy...............we managed to grow one last year and it was very tasty, but this year looks more promising already.............