WHAT: Celebrate all things sunflower in La Porte County. There'll be over 100 craft and nonprofit vendors, food, a sunflower growing competition and the iconic rib cook off.

Pretty flowers are just part of the draw at the Sunflower Farm Stand at the corner of Highway ... If you slow the pace, you can enjoy the sights. The tall stalks ensure you can enjoy a stroll ...

When driving past Bob and Kay Ewoldt’s home in Ralston, something stands above and beyond it — a sunflower more than 15 feet tall growing in their backyard, taller than their house.

Torenia (Wishbone Flower), sweet alyssum, Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost,’ and Mexican Sunflower are also good ... survive blistering heat and still stand tall. Zinnias and sunflowers do this ...