Spring allergies, top 10 to bottom 10 cities with the worst

Does your city make the list?

Mine sure does.  We live in South Carolina, however on the border of Charlotte North Carolina which comes in number 5!

The 10 worst spring allergy capitals are:
1. Knoxville, Tenn.
2. Louisville, Ky.
3. Chattanooga, Tenn.
4. Dayton, Ohio
5. Charlotte, N.C.
6. Philadelphia
7. Greensboro, N.C.
8. Jackson, Miss.
9. St. Louis
10. Wichita, Kan.

 

No kidding there. I never had a problem in my life until I moved here. Gorgeous place to be however, in the Spring, and after the pollen is gone, we enjoy this season very much.

Today I went outside to blow and hose off some of the pollen.

Thought I would share some..first here is the bottom of the allergy list.

The bottom 10 -- those considered best for people with spring allergies -- are:
100. Harrisburg, Pa.
99. San Diego
98. Daytona Beach, Fla.
97. Boise City, Idaho
96. Miami
95. Oxnard, Calif.
94. Fresno. Calif.
93. Denver
92. Los Angeles
91. Colorado Springs, Colo.

That explains while we lived in Florida for nine years I never had a problem.

I have a gorgeous lady banks bush right near my kitchen window that is out of control right now.

I believe these pine trees are the pollen culprits.

I love petunias, they are my big go to flowers, so easy to maintain.

Our Japanese maple is in full bloom now too.

hmmm...change color or not change color?

 

These are still my winter plantings, everything on the back deck is in need of sprucing up soon.

See you later for my newbie party.

Have a wonderful Sunday!