A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly sips nectar from a Leopard's Bane flower on a sunny day in March. #leopardsbane #doronicum #springflowers #smalltortoiseshell #montysgarden

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly sips nectar from a Leopard's Bane flower on a sunny day in March. #leopardsbane #doronicum #springflowers #smalltortoiseshell #montysgarden

Doronicum orientale (Leopard's Bane) in early spring sunshine. This is a very useful frost hardy perennial which bridges the gap between daffodils and early summer flowers. #doronicum #leopardsbane #springflowers #montysgarden

A hoverfly scales the heights of a 'red' sunflower against the background of a hazy moon in a clear blue sky. #redsunflower #hoverfly #sunandmoon #montysgarden

A fly keeps dry while taking shelter from inclement weather inside a rain soaked Canterbury Bell blossom. #canterburybell #dryfly #montysgarden

A cabbage white butterfly settles on dazzling white blossoms of Exchorda x Macrantha 'The Bride', also known as Pearl Bush. #exchordathebride #pearlbushthebride #cabbagewhitebutterfly #butterfly #montysgarden