Welsh poppies and other delights

Welsh poppies grow in abundance in my own tiny back garden and prolifically self-seed. I never planted any! They just arrived, springing up in the cracks between the paving stones and wherever they could find a little space. They all started out yellow but over the years some orange ones have crept in - and recently a few that are both orange and yellow, rather pretty. 

There were plenty at York Gate too, looking very attractive counterpointed by the blue forget-me-nots. I think the white flowers (above) are trilliums. 

I wanted to try some shots taken through a 'mist' of defocused flowers but I had difficulty finding a good spot to attempt that - added to which you really need a lens that opens up wider than mine does.  The allium below approximates to what I was trying to do. I'll have to get a bit more practice. 

Candelabra primulas by the pond looked pretty against the water, though it was tricky to get the right angle without trampling on the flower beds!