The tulips are still doing well but some are fading now. Some of them fade very gracefully like this white one, which simply turns it's petals down one by one before dropping them. 

This one is only just fully out with it's lovely creamy petals

And pretty detail

What a lovely jumble of petals this one has become

As has this one

I wish the naughty birds hadn't removed all the white labels from my plants!

I Think this is the last of my new tulips to show you. They have been really beautiful and I am so pleased I planted them. They came out very early but staggered and they have lasted a long time because of our cool wet weather this spring.

The next picture is of my Philadelphus Coronareus Aurus or Mock Orange.
this rather acidic yellow colour really lights up a dark corner of the garden.

My garden birds are so used to me now they look as if they pose.

This is one before he noticed me ....

And now look at this one...I think it is saying aren't I pretty?

Here is another of my tulips with an unusual colour

I have an interesting texture/colour combination to show you today. I wish I could remeber the name of this tulip but I can't I'm afraid. When they were planted the gardener put labels in but the birds pulled them all out!

I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when fully out. The tulips came out really early and slowly this year and have lasted a long time which is great.