OUR readers have been taking full advantage of the blisteringly hot weather in recent weeks and making gardens look sensational with sunflowers.
The lockdown, enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic, has resulted in many of us spending a lot more time outside.
As a result, we asked you to send in pictures of your sunflowers - and you didn’t disappoint.
We would love to see what changes you have made to your garden since Covid-19 first rocked the nation.
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Scroll down to see some fantastic pictures of sunflowers in our readers' gardens.
Unique - the sunflower Amanda Brincat has grown in her garden has an unusual look to it and is sure to catch the eye of visitors to her home in the coming week
What a beautiful sight - Keeley Furlong has taken full advantage of her time in lockdown, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and grown countless sunflowers in the space outside her south Essex home
All smiles - Tasha Smith’s parents take great pride in their garden and are pleased with how their sunflowers have developed
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Close up - Amy Heathcote was in the right place at the right time as she managed to snap this spectacular photograph of a bee swooping in and landing on a sunflower in her garden
Tall - David Roskilly has seen these sunflowers grow significantly in the garden since his four-year-old daughter planted the seeds
Smiling back at you - Annette Claire Bourke, who is based in Southend, gets creative with her sunflowers every year and gets some fantastic reactions following her hard work
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