August is wrapping up hot in Seattle-- almost 90 today and tomorrow. This jungle is an overgrown flower bed I'll have to clean out at some point.
I'm wary of ground-nesting hornets when things get this wild. Just one memorable encounter a few decades ago was all it took. But the good insects swarm the garden in the hot afternoon sun, a happy sight. Unless you do something really dumb, those busy bees don't waste their little lives stinging people.
They especially love Autumn Sedums, also know as Upright Stonecrop. I can't say enough good things about that plant, which has taken over huge swaths of the beds. Carefree and beautiful almost year round.
Another view from my chair under the tomato plants. So much vegetation! Exceptionally wet spring + hot weather = rampant growth. Today I get a bid from another arborist about the tree trimming. That should wrap up the major outdoor projects until next year. Other than yard clean up when all of this beauty becomes a soggy mess.
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