Wow, that is good to know, thanks for the heads up. I will prune the lilac after the flowers fall off. It has gotten so large, I think a trim back would be beneficial. Yes, there are different varieties of Columbine. I will try to find some good pictures and show them. I bet your gardens are lovely right now, too.
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I don't have as many flowers as you have. Just the lilacs, columbines, and a bleeding heart. Later there should be Siberian iris and some lilies. Just yesterday I learned why the bearded iris hasn't bloomed for years: somehow the rhizomes got covered up, and they need direct sunshine on them in order for the flowers to develop. I promptly cleared the dirt off them, but it may be too late for this year. I can always re-plant them (very properly!) in the fall.
You are so right, Iris doesn't like the rhizomes covered. I lost all mine to the borers years back and never replaced them. I only have the dwarf ones now, and a few Louisiana Iris.
I used to have many more iris than I do now, in many different colors, thanks to a generous neighbor who had an amazing perennial garden. But it got to be too much for me to keep weeded, so I dug them all up and gave them all away. I got just a few of them back from my daughter a few years ago, and those are the ones that have not been blooming. Oh, I did keep several short iris that smell like root beer!
I believe it, it takes a lot of energy to care for so many perennials all season long. I used to have an iris that smelled like bubblegum, and all the kids got a kick out of it.
Oh, that's funny! Never heard of that scent before!