I wish I knew the names of my hostas; ah well. This one has lovely big white blooms, over gorgeous big blue-green leaves. Not sure what the next one is -- a poppy, perhaps? It will be clearer when it opens; there's just the one. The hydrangea is a new one -- I think it's Let's Dance? Either that or Cityline Mars, but I think the former. The clematis is so happy on the garden gate.
I think both of the first two are types of veronica? I'm not sure; they're rather different in the details, but have a similar overall appearance. Pink monarda is happy -- I'd still like to get some of the native blue variety, but I haven't seen it in nurseries around here. The sea holly is finally picking up its blue color. What a gorgeous shape it has, and it makes a great cut flower too, though be careful you don't poke yourself cutting it!
The three leafed plant in the second picture is not clover. It is what we called sourgrass when I was a child. I do not know what it’s proper name is. It has a delicious sour flavour, nothing at all like clover. When I was a child, we ate it whenever we could find it. A little of it is wonderful in a salad, or just by itself as a refreshing pause.
Yes, someone on Facebook just told me that it’s not clover, it’s wood sorrel! Thanks!