Lovely iris, Cindy.
Most tulips are finished in all but the shadiest parts of the garden (as above).
The few left in the front garden must be late ones.
Sorry: some combinations in the top picture are misleading - a tall iris ('Blue Flirt') and several columbines, which are in bloom, were only purchased and planted in flower within the last week).
Excluding these recent additions, with the exception of the plicate iris above, we only have dwarf irises blooming, and almost all the columbines are only in bud).
(Forgot: And the flowering Dianthus and creeping phlox were also added, in flower, to fill in holes and maintain diversity - Dianthus is not blooming here yet, either.)
Got the iris in bloom from Mori Perennials in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Got to the stage where I will only buy irises in bloom, to be sure of what they're selling.
Our own garden (above) is generally not a good iris garden; high mortality (find irises don't tend to do well in mixed perennial beds, and that's planted at or close to the front).
You're right Suzie; beginning to lose sight of the surface of the soil in many parts of the garden (even without the above remediation).
I need to cut back several things, however, especially the species lungbanes which tend to run a bit.
Several things like the spring peas also need division.
Like to thin out the 'Giant Pink' Chionodoxa (which I deadhead), but currently have to tolerate the leaves of spent crocuses, daffodils and tulips.
Tend to plant close (a challenge of small mixed perennial gardens), so being able to see the soil surface is a big help in reducing the size of things (and weeding, before shading by taller perennials and deadheading take over seeding weed control).
