The sunniest aspect of the house is at the front and happily there is a small front garden. An African Bush Daisy planted years ago by my flatmate flowers magnificently not once but twice a year, though it isn't supposed to be hardy in the UK.
 Betony, Marjoram, Round-headed Leek, Field Scabious, Lavender, Purple Toadflax and Red Valerian are all in flower and jostling for space, with Asters and Sedum to follow.
 As a connoisseur of wayside weeds I am thrilled to see that some of them have self-seeded through the railings and are growing through the gaps between the paving stones.