Vibrant tulips on a sunny Bank Holiday!!!!

Determined to make the most of the day, I got up at 6.00 on Monday and was duly rewarded. After a dull start the sun soon came out, providing ideal gardening conditions - much different from the terrific winds we have today.
The tulips are just about at their peak. I'm still not entirely sure what they all are (object-lesson - keep better records) but the fringed "Curly Sue" is fun and I'm glad of the paler pink to give a bit of relief to the more vibrant colours. The yellow-orange-red Jimmy has enormous flowers, rather dominating its magenta partner Renaldo which I think works better with Ballerina - as in the picture right - one which hung on from last year. Try as I might to get overall shots which (I feel) do the collection justice I decided (eventually) to just enjoy them and their transcience, although I am happy with a few of the closer shots.
The grass is less of a success story with some patches looking quite bare. I don't know if I didn't water sufficiently in the first weeks or if the problem is to do with heavy shade and maybe even a bit too much water in the shadier spots. Time will tell. From a distance it still looks great anyway and I am hopeful it will settle down and green up evenly.
I got seduced by some sweet pea plants at Dorney Court garden centre the other day. I'm such a sucker and I really don't need having to find time to dig a big hole to fill with manure in order to give them a fair chance - but I did. Having saved the off-shoots from the hazel tree when it was cut down I managed to make a couple of very sparse, make-shift wigwam-type supports - one for a pot and another for the new space made by the hazel's removal. The sweet peas are a deep red-magenta "Windsor" and a blue-white mix. Hopefully they will combine with the clematis and golden hop to give me a bit of scented height while I decide whether or not to plant a small pear tree to replace the hazel - a nice slow-growing dwarf one!