Deepest purple Iris

I am so impressed by this Iris, it is so dark and velvety, again, I don't know it's name, but I might have a record somewhere of buying it, so will have a look through my books to see if I can get its name, it seems pretty happy where it is, so hopefully it will spread so I can divide it up.

Thalictrum

Had a manic 2 days since Bramham with gardening jobs and looking forward now to a couple of more relaxing enjoyable days. Tomorrow I have voluntary work in the afternoon and probably mundane things like washing to do in the morning, then Thursday is ascot day at the golf club and it's all posh frocks and horse racing. Still not decided on which outfit to wear yet, and probably won't decide for certain until Thursday morning.

Another plant to add to my garden list is this little beauty, it's very delicate and can easily be lost amongst everything else, but it's so dainty and unusual. I bought it last year and it's survived the winter I'm pleased to say. When I nipped to the nursery the other day for a few more bedding plants for people I noticed he also has it in white, so I might just have to invest in one.

Bramham Horse Trials

Finished working today at the horse trials, it's been an enjoyable but tiring few days, feet and legs ache, got sunburnt on Thursday and Friday, soaked yesterday and today. Saw some lovely horses and some gorgeous dogs. Back to usual tomorrow, a few gardening jobs booked. I'd initially planned on having a day off tomorrow after Bramham, but just can't manage to get all the work I have booked done if I did, so have decided just to crack on.

Another Iris

I have another Iris out in the garden, lovely colours, purple, of course, but coloured with yellow and white, not looking it's best in the rain, but caught a picture of it while I could, need to look it up and find out its name.

Pink Plant

Not sure what this is, but of interest as its not purple, not sure if it's some sort of Lily, need to investigate.

Sisyrinchium

Love this little plant, have had a yellow one in the garden for years,but about 3 years ago, picked up a display pot of them at the end of the spring flower show in Harrogate, I split it when I got home and got a number of decent sized plants from it, and they are dotted around the garden.

They are nothing spectacular, but they are pretty and spread quite easily, but in a neat way, unlike my aquilegia so, which if the rain holds off, I'm going to go and dig up a few clumps of the darker coloured ones, I have too many and they are not tidy spreaders!

Nectaroscordum

Just thought, this is an ideal place for me to keep records of plants in my garden, where I can look back and add extra notes, so from now on I will keep a separate note for plants as they come to mind. Might not be the right use of a blog, but who cares.

Just been out in the garden and took some more photos, which I shall catalogue separately but, on to Nectaroscordum, I've had these in my garden for many years and some years they come better than others, this year is a good year and they look tall, strong and healthy, they spread from seed, and not prolifically but at a sedate pace, and only in their own vicinity, or so it would seem. 

I seem to recall these being renamed a few years ago, and need to look up the different names for them.