This is goat’s beard.

I like its fireworks-like white flowers, feathery leaves and thick bushiness.

Our yard also has astilbes and false spirea which look like they’re from the same family of bushy, feathery, white-flowering plants.

Now, I don’t want to hurt the feelings of the other plants: the giant hosta, the fragrant lavender, the colourful annuals and gentle hydrangeas, but the goat’s beard is my favourite… It is striking against the orange-hued fence, and in spring, its died-back branches shoot up so enthusiastically you would think they were powered by magic.