Have you heard there is an epidemic of Joro spiders from East Asia?

They are everywhere. Thick spiderwebs form overnight and have been a plague this season. Trying to eliminate them is useless.

The spiders are big and beautiful, black with bright yellow stripes, so it feels like you should frame them and hang them on the wall instead of spraying or smashing them.

As our garden is big, the Joro spiderwebs are numerous! We are Joro rich!

We finally caught “our” bear on video last night!

Check it out. Also check the “tiny” detail that last night, of all nights, I had forgotten to tie the straps. Never did that before.

Fortunately it was Tuesday, meaning, the trash can was empty.

Thank God!

Plant Recommendations

Currently, my best recommendation for buying plants is Home Depot. Not only are you not constrained by zones or regions, and therefore entirely free to choose — although, of course, choosing species right for your zone is a crucial element of success — but the packaging is excellent and the plants arrive protected and fully alive.

Last week, I bought a jasmine to fill out a space (I’ll tell you that complete story later) and it’s already full of flowers!

https://www.homedepot.com/s/live%20plants

This was the first year in which my wildflowers meadow exhibited maturity. The image above is form early spring.