Thank you, birds, for pooping the seeds all over the place ... for the complete removal of ornamental pears, versus topping. Maybe we should be removing this tree because it causes more problems ...

Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears ... As the tree ages, these limbs all grow together and share the wood that forms the trunk. As a result the limbs are very weakly ...

This is the time of year when ornamental grasses take off where the trees left off ... orange and yellow. Their seed heads seem to float on the breeze, adding even more texture to the garden.