Wow - have never heard of pests eating Astilbe. I've grown them for many years. Sure would like to know what you all come up with.
I grow 'Peach Blossom' which is very fragrant to me. Heavenly. Kinda sad when they're done blooming.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb