In the meantime here are some taken in the garden late this afternoon...
This is a climbing hortensia (which sounds nicer than hydrangea) - there're a couple of these and they're a bit more delicate and possibly prettier than the normal bushy type.

A general garden view from east to west (the funny double socket thingy at the bottom of the photo os going to be replaced with one that should really go in the garden - and it probably won't hang loose like this one does).

This is zebra grass which grows under the wisteria and next to a yellow strongly perfumed rose.

And this is a funny grass whose name I don't yet know.
Ulla kindly told us that the grass with no known name is called 'Lampenputzergras' in German. Now what is it called in English?
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