I agree with Jim, these plants are beautiful. However in my humble opinion dogfennel & goldenrod are very high maintenance plants, and I try not add more works to the unending gardening chores. But it’s your garden, so you can grow what’s ever….:). The included link below with tip for growing & keeping goldenrod in check. The cosmos & goldenrod make good cut flowers, I grew them one time for a friend’s fall wedding. You could make new post with photos of the one “with fuzzy stem, and smells a little like dill”. Thank you & best wishes Kaye1253! https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_soca6.pdf

Yes, just about everything in the first photo is a ‘weed”, but I think it is as beautiful as many a planned and nurtured plot.

Thank you! After looking at the links, I think we do have Dog Fennel, and a couple different varieties. I can send a close up of yellow flower. I was beginning to think I had mutant marigolds that were 7 feet tall. Are the Dog Fennel and Goldenrod, plants I need to get rid of? There’s 1 other plant we seem to have a lot of, too. Fuzzy stem, and smells a little like dill.

I want to add that those lower plants with yellow flowers in the #1 photo are species of goldenrod (Solidago), looks like you might have several species (?). Check it out and see if you have a match. The included link below is for one of the species Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Canada_Goldenrod.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupatorium_capillifolium

#1 I can’t see details of flowers & leaves to be certain. Can you give us closeup of the plant. But I’m wondering if #1 and #3 are either the same or they are different species in the dog-fennel group. Check out these included for further information. Best wishes! http://scnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dog-Fennel.pdf

#2 yellow flowers look like orange cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus). Check out the included link for more information. Best wishes! https://floridata.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Cosmos+sulphureus/973