Butterfly Kisses
by Lynn Bauer
Title
Butterfly Kisses
Artist
Lynn Bauer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A field of mealy blue sage in the Texas Hill Country has a way of attracting thousands of butterflies!
Taken at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas.Wildseed Farms is the largest working wildflower farm in the country. The farm won the Garden Center 2001 Innovator award.
The farm opened in 1983 in Eagle Lake as a seed producer and initially only allowed the
public to visit in April of every year. These visit days proved to be extremely popular, so much
so that the owners, John and Marilyn Thomas, decided to relocate to a more accessible location.
In 1995, they purchased the plot on Texas State Highway 290. Development for a retail facility and visitor center was completed in 1997. Because the farm is located near Fredericksburg, a town that has a 19th-century feel to it, the main buildings of the farm were also constructed to match the decor of the town.Wildseed Farms does about $4 million in sales
each year, with approximately $1.5 million coming from the retail facility, which can see roughly 100,000 visitors between March and May of each year. Besides plant sales, the farm also has a butterfly area and hosts live concerts and other attractions.
Please be sure to check out my extensive line of wildflower
photos from Texas, California, and other various places!
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March 19th, 2013
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