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Welcome to Twenty-Six Lists! I hope you'll join me in this simple link-up, where I share a writing prompt for some kind of list, and invite you to share what's on your list. Your list can be very simple or include lots of explanation; short or long; a bullet point list or essay style. Interpret the list prompts however you like, depending on how much time you have to spend, and how much background you'd like to share.
Spring has sprung where I live, and we are enjoying warmer weather, and seeing more green on the trees. Seeing and hearing more birds. And for a lot of people, it's gardening season. It's not for me, since I have no interest or talent for growing things. But I do enjoy browsing greenhouses and garden centers, and I love visiting conservatories and gardens. I may not like gardening, but I do like flowers, and I have quite a few favorites.
Favorite Flowers:
How do I even begin a list of all the flowers I love, and how do I order it?
Daisies, and all the "daisy-shaped" flowers, always make me smile. Simple and cheerful! I love having bouquets of simple white daisies in my dining room, and I think it's fun to get the bouquets of neon-colored ones too. Over my twenty-five years in Maryland, I really grew to love the state flower, the Black-Eyed Susan. Not just because it's got that daisy shape, but also because they require almost no effort to grow as they keep reseeding themselves! I kind of felt the same way about the echinacea.
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| My husband told me what these are called - just last week - and I've forgotten. To me, they are purple daisies. |
Since it's springtime, the classic spring flowers are next on my list. I adore tulips!! Tulips are another favorite for fresh flowers inside the house, and have long been one of my very favorite flowers. I toyed with having tulips in my wedding bouquet, but since I got married in August, it wasn't a practical choice. Daffodils, hyacinths, and crocuses have really moved up in my favorites lists in recent years.
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| Canada 150 Tulip |
I did have lily-of-the-valley in my wedding bouquet - but they were artificial. Lily-of-the-valley are another longstanding favorite of mine.
In general, I like the simpler flowers, and a field of wildflowers is one of the most beautiful things to me. Maybe that's why I like the black-eyed Susans and those simpler wildflowers so much.
Other favorites that I think are so cheerful and unassuming: pansies, bleeding hearts, bluebells, and many small wildflowers. And when it comes to tree blossoms, I think I love them all. Cherry blossoms, apple blossoms, mountain laurels, flowering dogwood . . .
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| pansies at the greenhouse |
During the Christmas season, I still like poinsettias. My husband gets tired of them, I think, since he always spends so much time and effort on them at the greenhouse for just a few weeks of peak interest from the public. But I like them. And I also have started to gravitate towards the paper-whites or narcissus as well. Since they're the flower for December birthdays, I feel like they belong on my favorites list too!
Which flowers are your favorites? Please share.
The link-up is open for two weeks, with a new prompt every other Tuesday.
If you'd like to think further ahead, you can find the list of all prompts for the 2024 Edition of Twenty-Six Lists on A Fresh Cup of Coffee here: Twenty-Six Lists - Accomplishments and Goals
Bonus List: The next few list prompts so you can think ahead!
May 14 - Books
May 28 - Family Traditions
June 11 - Summery Menu
June 25 - To See or Do in Your Hometown
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Like you I love a lot of flowers, but I think my all-time favorite are morning glories.
ReplyDeleteI feel like my list would include ALL the flowers too! Just off the top of my head: tulips, lilacs, roses, hydrangeas, irises, peonies, Gerber daisies, sunflowers, star gazer lilies and dahlias.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's really hard to narrow down the list, isnt it? Thanks for stopping by and sharing some favorites!
DeleteIf I had to pick my all time favorite, it would be hard to decide between roses and peonies! I love them both because Rose was my maiden name, and we always had peonies when I was growing up (we did not have any roses, however).
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I like peonies a lot more as an adult than I did as a child. The peonies always seemed to have so many ants around them that I kept far away from that flower bed! Thanks for stopping by and sharing!
DeleteI just put your theme for 05.14 in my calendar and hope to join you. I love flowers but don't have many in my yard or my life. But enjoyed reading about your favorites. Daisies are so sweet. And I am a fan of pansies. They were my sorority flower because each one is a little different and yet they are all pansies.
ReplyDeleteI remember lilacs and forsythia from my childhood with fond memories. Thanks for the reminder.
I'd love to have you join the link-up :-) I like that idea of pansies all being a little different but still pansies, and representing your sorority in that way. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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