Wilson County holds an annual Gardening Day in Floresville, TX around the first of March. This year it was held at the Floresville Alternative School and was highly attended. Crowds of people came out to view the displays and buy plants and flowers. The parking lot was jammed packed with vehicles.
Butterfly Bush
The event is sponsored by the Wilson County News, The San Antonio Water System, KLUP Radio, Milberger’s Gardening and more Clubs such as the Chamber of Commerce set up booths and helped with the activities. There was a live broadcast of Milberger’s “Gardening South Texas” show from noon to 2 pm. This show is broadcast each week and features the popular Dr. Calvin Finch and Dr. Jerry Parsons.
There was a silent auction with many handmade items along with demonstrations and topics of interest. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist Ryan Darr presented a seminar on feral hogs while Dr. Jerry Parsons who is a horticultural specialist with the Texas Cooperative Extension in San Antonio presented “Texas Superstar Plants”. Dr. Calvin Finch dazzled with “Twelve Months of Color.”
There was a moon bounce for the kids and food for everyone along with drawings for gift certificates. Coordinator for the event was Jerry Kotzur with SAWS.
Everyone who attended enjoyed the day even though it was cool and very windy in Floresville.
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