It's August, probably too late to really plant any stuff in the garden this season, but that's OK. Turns out this season is better for prepping the yard & garden for next season.

This season I got to killing the grass in the front so I can plant flowers & bushes there next season. I also got some good basic yard & garden tools (like a strimmer, shovel, wheelbarrow, etc.), started serious weeding, & started pruning/trimming down some of the bushes in the yard.

& I'm happy to report that the Tree of Heaven I murdered is in fact dying.

I'm not a big fan of using a lot of herbicides or pesticides in general, but for Tree of Heaven I'll willingly make an exception. That shit is insidious.

Oh, & the hornets' nest is gone.

I wish it could've been safely removed for antivenom development, but that wasn't the case.

There's probably an opportunity to prune a bit more, remove some problem ivy, & kill another noxious tree or two before the season is done.

I know there's another Tree of Heaven plus a TON of invasive blackberries along the property line at the side of the house; those need to go. I know the blackberries like to grow up under the house siding, & the ToH sends out roots EV.'RY.WHERE. I don't need that shit in my foundation.