With apples filling my backyard tree, I was going to have to track down the gleaners. These are people who go into local yards and harvest produce to give to the food bank.
In times past, after a long growing season and hard work, holding a harvest festival was a way of giving thanks for the successful crops. A good harvest insured there would be enough food during the short, dark days of winter.
Over the years the plant has reseeded and slowly spread over one of my garden beds. I am amazed by the number of pollinators who visit to enjoy the nectar on the flowers.