The Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, TX, is a fantastic garden center to visit. There are tons of unique and interesting plants for sale but also the arrangement of the area is just beautiful.
We enjoyed walking around the butterfly garden and asking about the various plants that were drawing the butterflies this time of year. We saw some lovely blossoms and enjoyed many fragrances.
The shade gardens were beautiful and we enjoyed the various greens we saw.
The gravesite for the broken pottery is a fun little side plot that Miss E absolutely adored. She had been wanting to visit since she saw the pictures from this summer.
The maze! What can I say? This was just fun. We chased each other around and around on the little brick paths and laughed and giggled and just enjoyed it. I would love one of these strange shade “trees”.
The ladies who work here are more than happy to answer questions and to point out interesting plants. They enjoyed talking to the girls and even called them over to show them a plant that eats bugs. What a joy to meet people who truly love what they do.
The blossoms during our visit in October were definitely different than those that we saw back in June. What an interesting comparison to make. And what a fun place to visit.
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That does look like a great place to visit! My husband manages a wholesale greenhouse and a long, long time ago he started out at a garden center, so we’re always interested in places like this to visit. 🙂
He would definitely love this place. And the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable.
looks like a wonderful place to visit! 🙂
It was a lot of fun and so different in different season.
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