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March 9, 2012 - Patience is a virtue......
We anticipate a rainy weekend, but BEAUTIFUL weather for next week... Spring Break! Our wildflower PLANTS are up, but it is still very early for flowers. There are a few areas with plants with some blooms, but we need the warmer temps and sun. (We love all this rain as our wildflowers and green rolling hills do!) Mike Shoup, owner of Antique Rose Emporium anticipates early April for peak. However, we don't control Mother Nature.... Please be patient with our beautiful wildflowers... they will come! Check out our past year blogs and see how we compare. We will keep you up to date for the places to see the flowers as they emerge! FYI --- we have a variety of great activities all next week! Come stay with us for a Spring Break getaway!

March 2, 2012 - HAPPY 176TH TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY!
It is still VERY EARLY in the wildflower season, but we are seeing SOME wildflowers beginning to bloom. Take a look at these very purple Baby Blues (Nemophilia sp.) on the backside of the columns at Old Baylor Park in Independence. Another flowering wildflower dotting our roadways is the Broomweed (Guitierrezia spp.) which looks like yellow baby's breath. Livestock avoid eating the Broomweed... especially with all the beautiful green grass in the pastures. Head out to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Park for the Texas Independence Day Celebration this weekend. It is still at least 2 weeks early for their wildflowers, but crops look promising!