"What is The Fling? It sounds interesting," I'm glad you asked. Since 2008, The Fling has been an annual gathering organized by local bloggers in a different city each year, bringing together garden writers and bloggers. It offers the opportunity to explore public and private gardens in the area and to connect with like-minded individuals who share a love for gardening, including bloggers, photographers, and social media enthusiasts. I first became aware of The Fling a few years ago when I noticed multiple people I follow on Facebook posting from the same location simultaneously. Upon inquiring with a Facebook friend, I was excited to learn that this year it would be held in the Puget Sound area." To attend you need to have a social media presence. Luckily, I've have my blog My Life with Plants where I've been posting for 15 years and also a Facebook page (also called My Life with Plants) where I post mostly photos of our home garden and garden related tr