At lunchtime a Large White came to visit the Hesperis matronalis. I have both white and lilac Hesperis matronalis flowers in that patch but the Large White was on a white flower.

Spent the afternoon filling pots and hanging baskets with bedding plants that I bought yesterday. I planted a multi-holed herb pot with Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue'. A large shallow bowl contains that Lobelia with bright orange Marigolds. I used Lobelia 'Sapphire' in the hanging baskets. One day I'll master the art of filling a hanging basket but till then I'll tell myself that the fun is to keep trying. I've watched butterflies crawl in under the hanging foliage and settle down for the night on more than one occasion in the past. That seems like a good reason to hang baskets of flowers up. I'm trying Verbena and Petunias in mine. Another shallow bowl holds Ageratum, Alyssum "Rosie O'Day" and Lobelia "Rosamund". In a big pot there's Zinnias, Salvia farinacea Victoria and a single Nicotiana Saratoga White. Another big pot contains a Lantana camara, Nasturtiums, Marigolds and a couple of trailing Snapdragons. The snapdragons are loved by bees, children and my husband but are not a butterfly plant.

Looking through my books, I see Busy Lizzies, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Marguerites and Osteospermums listed as butterfly attractors. I'm not a fan of those plants but perhaps you would like to test them...