Beautiful fresh roses, marigolds and ranunculus flowers relax in several separated baskets and buckets on the floor and countertops in the large, farmhouse kitchen in Harlingen.
They were likely cut the previous afternoon or even earlier this morning and are ready for their next life.
The day is still young and it’s obvious there’s a lot of work to do.
Jennifer Wilson casually and comfortably sits at the large, wooden kitchen table just feet away, keeping a close eye on the flowers she will soon transform. It’s almost as if she’s picturing in her mind what she will be doing with them.
For now, she talks openly and honestly about how she made it to this point in her life – her struggles to battle fear and the unknown to pursue her passion.
But, a few hours from now, she will do what she loves more than anything else. The bright and warm South Texas sun will shine through the windows of her kitchen and Jennifer will be hard at work picking, plucking and arranging to create per-fect bouquets for all occasions.
It’s a quiet, peaceful and happy time for Jennifer.
But, deeper than that, it’s her dream come true.
Life hasn’t always been that easy or obvious for Jennifer, the owner of Wild August Nursery and Flower Farm on Garrett Road.
It’s been a winding road, one that involved tragedy, followed by safe choices, which didn’t take her on the road to her dreams.
But now her life is beaming with sunlight. And that’s not just in her kitchen when she’s working on her gorgeous bou-quets.
Like everybody’s life, there are ups and downs. Circumstances guide you in directions you never expected.
That’s what happened to Jennifer.
