And things couldn't have gone better! We always have loads of white (eurybia divaricata) and blue (symphyotrichum cordifolium) wood asters and frost asters (symphyotrichum pilosum) trying to take over the front yard, and I give them plenty of opportunities, but this year I was especially lax after coming back from early Spring traveling and seeing how established they were.
The bees and wasps are so thrilled to have fresh flowers again, and their continuous heavy blooming feels like such a testament to the resilience of native plants (as things have been so dry here).
by Snailsarebattleslugs