Executive Decision - They're WEEDS

Over the last couple posts I've been trying to identify a group of plants that have made a big impact on the back hill.  The "Green Spikey Things" have been multiplying and growing taller. The tallest group were up to about 7 feet tall and beginning to spread out at the top - threatening to become a canopy of green over the rest of the garden.  My garden is not a shade garden - it gets sun all day and there's no telling what a shade canopy would do.  So this week we made an executive decision. They're weeds.

If they had been across the back fence and providing privacy screening, then maybe we wouldn't call them weeds.  But they were growing in the middle of the hill and blocking our view of the butterfly bushes behind them.

The garden path was totally blocked and there was no visibility beyond the screen of Green Spikey Things.

Fortunately they were easy to pull.  Even the 6-7 foot tall ones didn't have roots and deeper than 3-4 inches.  So I filled up 2 big yard debris bags this afternoon after church and now I can see the garden.

And now I can get back to the more remote corners and keep getting pictures of the pollinated and pollinators.

And an added bonus is that the hill is more presentable for the end of the month panorama next week.