Back to my and then your comment. yes I know that the golden rod is a perennial..my comment was ...i guess you are not allergic to it. my hay fever season started with this golden rod always in August... after years and years I finally took shots for it and now for the last 30-40 years I'm home free...no more hay fever. now I can bring this "weed" as a flower into the house as it really looks great in a bouquet.
looks lovey! we had a couple of hours of sunshine like this this evening too - after grey and rainy all day (fine by me, I was at my desk during the rainy part and walking the dogs during the sunny part - perfect timing for once!)