From my daughter in Spokane, eastern WA
I asked my far-flung family to send pictures of flowers this week from their parts of the country for a colorful post, so here they are! I hope you enjoy the little tour.
The first two are from my daughter's yard in Spokane. The house is over 100 years old, and the flowers that came with it are old-fashioned roses and peonies.
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My daughter-in-law in Madison, WI
Farmers market flowers from my son.
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My sister in Pt. Hadlock, western WA
Wild rose
Washington, with its long hours of spring and summer daylight and wet spring, is lush with flowers. I really miss them since moving here.
Dahlia
Poppies
Poppy
Not sure what this is
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My brother in Solana Beach, CA,
near San Diego
My brother planted three colors of hibiscus ...
... and a desert rose, among other flowers.
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My sister visiting Minneapolis, MN
Lots of shade plants on neighborhood walks ...
... a front yard wildflower garden to attract bees ...
... and irises.
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Dave in Gig Harbor, western WA
Wild irises growing by a spring that his cats like to drink from.
My sister in western Washington just posted some flowers on Facebook under the heading of Celebrating Spring. Spring? I've been sweating out summer for months! Here's next week's Tucson forecast:
Me, in Hell
(June in Tucson, AZ)
Meanwhile, this is the year I finally gave up trying to keep flowers alive in the pot by my front door. It faces straight west into the hellish afternoon sun, and the shape of the courtyard turns it into an oven. So this week I pulled out the third coral fountain (a "hardy" plant that supposedly thrives in our sun) that died in that pot and replanted it with a metal Kokopelli stake and rocks. Take that, Arizona!
I also dressed the front door knob with a sleeve so I won't burn my hands anymore on it when the sun moves to that side of the house. My neighbor told me about them. Everyone who buys a house here should be given one by their real estate agent, along with a car windshield shade.
Have a colorful day
Love the array of flowers in different parts of the country. And that, in spite of your efforts to convince us of the beauties of the desert area you moved to (and there ARE beauties I had no idea about), you have to admit you live in hell - at least part of the year. ;-) I like your solution to the front door pot - looks great - and how to keep from burning your hand on the door knob. We all have to find work arounds to survive the particular vagaries of our local environments. It definitely would be helpful if locals would make suggestions right away to the newcomers. Stay inside and stay cool. :-)
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