A father and daughter team from Seven Kings have spruced up their garden by growing giant sunflowers.

Ilford Recorder: Ghulam Muhammed Patel and daughter Rabia Patel with the sunflowerGhulam Muhammed Patel and daughter Rabia Patel with the sunflower (Image: Archant)

Ghulam Muhammed Patel and Rabia Patel have even seen one flower soar to a height of 10ft six inches.

Ilford Recorder: Some of the dwarf sunflowers which have been grown by Ghulam and Rabia PatelSome of the dwarf sunflowers which have been grown by Ghulam and Rabia Patel (Image: Archant)

Gardening is not their only shared interest as they are both accountants, as is Ghulam’s other daughter Ayesha.

Ghulam, who lives in Cambridge Road with his daughters, said: “The hot weather over the last month has had a fantastic effect.

“It has been amazing to come home in the evenings and see that some plants have grown at least a few inches during the course of the day.”

Rabia added: “The flowers have encouraged natural wildlife, we have had more bees and butterflies in the garden this year than I can ever remember.”

The sunflowers’ seeds will also be used by keen bakers Rabia and Ayesha to make cakes and biscuits.