What a difference in the last two weeks. The firework display of tuilps has given way to a river of blue iris punctuated with red poppies in the "L'heure Bleu" section of the garden. Deep purple and white aquilegia sway maestically against a backdrop of leaves from the flamboyant rose "Nevada", whose white flowerheads have opened for the first time today. In place of the deep red and lilac tuilips, amethyst alliums on delicate stems draw the eye upwards. Their heads dance with the royal blue iris creating a vivid optical mix.
