Thanks! And I have looked at the member list; there are several in Richmond, but none I've encountered here yet.
I am chipping away at my list! I have made progress! Yay, me!
And oh my yes we will keep that Monarda and I want to get more! It's just that now I have to work around it carefully when I clear. And yeah that tree is bound to be a bear. Things like that have always been just cut off above ground and you know what that means, no doubt: a little sprout with a honkin' big stem and monster root system. This one I have not inspected to see whether it's been cut much, but I bet it has. Not quite sure what I will do there.
And the goldfinch are not gone after all; I saw one pair just this afternoon. There are still seeds there for them so I am postponing the deadheading. I just wish there were more for them, but, next year there will be.
