Pictures ~ Wildseed Farms ~ Fields of Wildflowers in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Wildseed Farms ( just 7 miles east of the Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, Texas ) offers much more than just wildflower seeds for sale. Be sure and take your camera if visiting there in the Spring and Summer of the year as one will literally see fields of flowers in bloom and be able to come away with brilliantly colored pictures of wildflowers.
My husband and I happened to be in that area of Texas in April one year and we decided to see what this largest wildflower farm in the country looked like.
If one can envision hundreds of acres ( 200 to be exact ) of different patches of vividly colored wildflowers swaying in the country breezes, then one has an idea of the appearance of this farming locale.
Walking trails are provided which can take one into the center of some of these wildflowers which are carefully cultivated in order to harvest their seeds.
Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, TX
Wildseed Farms
Wildseed Farms
The name of this establishment is most suitable because farming is the basis of what they do and wildflower seeds are the crux of their business.
But like most businesses, Wildseed Farms has diversified their offerings so as to entice more people to visit and from what we saw, they have succeeded.
April is a beautiful time in Texas because of the Texas bluebonnets ( our State's official flower ) blooming along the highways, in fields and pastures. Despite the cost of gasoline, people head out to see the annual blaze of wildflowers which include the bluebonnets and other wildflowers.
Parents take photos of their children sitting amidst the fields of flowers for use in adorning greeting cards later in the year or to simply put into family photo albums to be enjoyed for years to come.
Many of the seeds cultivated at Wildseed Farms undoubtedly end up being distributed along our Texas highways and elsewhere.
Wildseed Farms
Wildflower plants
My husband and I decided to join the other visitors in strolling through the paths with wildflowers blooming almost everywhere we cast our eyes.
The different wildflowers had signs marking the names which made it interesting as well as helpful in case one was unfamiliar with the different plants and had a desire to grow them.
Seeing a picture on a packet of seed is not quite as nice as seeing a vast field of that wildflower in bloom!
Naturally I was busily engaged with some picture taking and the photos in this hub are from that April visit.
Were we to return during the summer months, different wildflowers would be in bloom.
Wildseed Farms in April
Wildseed Farms
Garden seed
After walking amidst the area where the flowers are grown, one can then purchase that specific garden seed for one's home garden.
Native wildflower seeds as well as more domesticated kinds can be found and wildflower mixes can also be purchased if one wants a mixture of colors and shapes as is found often naturally occurring in nature.
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Wildseed Farms
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red corn poppy flowers
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Seed packets and more...
Truthfully we did not know what to expect other than knowing that we would see wildflowers at Wildseed Farms...and that we saw in abundance!
Wildseed Farms also offers so much more.
One can purchase among other things, pots and jardinieres; plants of all types; specially prepared foods like local jams and jellies; specialty items like statuary for one's garden and all types of gift items in addition to an enormous selection of seed packets for sale.
If one needs to study up on the art of gardening before delving in to the process of planting and maintenance...no problem! One can find gardening books to help in that effort.
Browsing through the gift shop one is likely to see a multitude of items that are not only useful but could make that perfect and pretty gift for other gardeners that one happens to know.
Huge red poppy field
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What one can find at Wildseed Farms in addition to the fields of wildflowers...
Wildseed Farms
Wildflower farms
While there are other wildflower farms located in other parts of the United States, it was a pleasure getting to take a look at the largest one in the Great State of Texas.
As they say..."Everything is bigger and better in Texas!"
Looking at the video above you now know more of what is located at Wildseed Farms including a butterfly exhibit, the Brewbonnet Biergarten ( note the German influence in the name ) and other things in which makes visiting here a pleasure.
If you are visiting Fredericksburg, Texas be sure to allow a bit of extra time to drive out into the countryside and tour the beautiful fields of flowers at Wildseed Farms...and don't forget the picture taking opportunities! Open 7 days a week, a journey to those wildflower fields with all the fluttering butterflies is sure to be a sensory delight.
GPS address for Wildflower Farms which is 7 miles east of Fredericksburg. (Map just shows Fredericksburg, Texas)
425 Wildflower Hills, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 - Have you ever planted wildflowers?
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Oh, how beautiful. To imagine being in a sea of colourful blooms like that would be amazing. USA is sounding like a great country after the hubs I have read today!Lovely photos!
Hello Miss Paula,
It was fun visiting Wildseed Farms and seeing those swatches of color in those fields of wildflowers. Hope you get to see it for yourself someday. Thanks for the comment.
These are beautiful pictures, This looks like a nice place to visit someday
Hi Micky,
Hope that these bright and beautiful fields of flowers brightened your day! Thanks for the visit and comment.
Incredible report and pictures dear Peggy. You're a great vacation for me and I never leave the house.
Hi agusfanani,
I believe the entire purpose at Wildseed Farms is to grow the wildflowers...let them go to seed and then harvest the seeds. They can then package them as single sources of flowers or mix them up purposely and sell them that way. As you can see they have also grown to include a gift shop, restaurant, etc. Yes, they cultivate them in a big scale. Thanks for your comment.
I love village scenes and this one is very beautiful. Do they make any products from those flowers ? It seems that they cultivate them in big scale.
Hi marcoujor,
Driving across Texas from tip to tip in almost any direction is like driving across two or more other states combined! According to the news the other night on television they are thinking of raising the speed limits again. When one is driving out in the wild open spaces of West Texas (for instance) this makes great sense. One can go an hour or more without even seeing another car!
You will be way up in the Panhandle of Texas. With maps and guides you will be able to figure out distances and approximate timing (without road repairs, of course) and hopefully get to see more of the State when you come this direction.
Happy Easter to you also!
Thanks for taking the time to look up the town, Peggy... I know in PA cities can be as far as 8-hours away by car so I can imagine Texas is even further in parts... but we may be able to build more time into our trip... take care & have a wonderful Easter.
Hi Hello, hello,
All crops when doing well are probably beautiful to farmers...but as you say, the Wildseed Farms folks get an extra splash of beauty when gazing on their colorful fields of flowers. Thanks for your visit and comment.
Thank you, Peggy, for bringing such a delightful hub. The owners have a wonderful way of life and working.
Hi Cheryl,
Hope that you get to visit Fredericksburg, Texas and Wildseed Farms in the near future. Appreciate your comment.
Hi Prasetio,
These fields of flowers at Wildseed Farms if visited at the right time of year are amazing. Glad that I could give you a sense of what you would find were you to visit in person. Appreciate your votes and comment. God Bless you too!
Hi again marcoujor,
I had no idea either so looked up Fritch and it is way up in the panhandle of Texas. As you will learn distances in Texas can be vast. Hope that you get to eventually visit more of Texas in the future.
Hi Peggy,
I love the beauty of the wildflowers. Thanks for introducing the Wildseed Farm to me. A beautiful paradise kind of place. I would love to visit Frederickburg Texas soon. Great photos and videos.
Wow.... this was fascinating hub. Well done, Peggy. You always teaching us new and interesting place to visit. I can't wait to see this place in person. I love all stunning pictures here. Awesome video. I give my thumbs up for you, I make it double with my VOTE UP. God bless you!
Blessing and hugs,
Hi Peggy~~ The town is Fritch... we have not had a chance to check out where it is in the grand scheme of Texas yet...just having found out recently.
Hello Charlu,
The pictures that I took of Wildseed Farms give you just an idea of what you would experience in person. Thanks for the votes and comment.
Absolutely incredible. Voted up and awesome. Just breathtaking.
Hi Simone,
If you ever visit Texas, plan to stay a while. There is so much to see and enjoy here...Wildseed Farms being just one tiny thing (even though it is the country's largest wildseed farm.) Thanks for your comment.
Hi Frankie,
When we visited the wineries on the Bluebonnet trail last year, we were given packets of bluebonnet and other wildflower seeds which we scattered at the right time of year in our greenbelt area. Very few wildflowers came up this year due to the drought conditions. Maybe next year! Thanks for your comment. I like poppies also.
Hello A.A. Zavala,
Yes, it makes sense that there have to be seed farms like this one at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg...or we wouldn't be able to as readily purchase wildflower seeds. Thanks!
Hello D.A.L.,
So happy to hear that you enjoyed this. You take such great pictures of wildflowers and other things in nature from your part of the world. Thanks for the visit and comment from across "the Pond."
Hi Om,
Great quote. The purple fields of flowers are hard to ignore! Thanks for the votes and comment.
Hello marcoujor,
I hope that you get to see this in person when you are visiting your nephew and his new wife next year. In what part of Texas are they settling? Near Fredericksburg? Thanks for the votes and comment. :-)
Hello dahoglund,
So glad to hear that you liked these pictures taken at Wildseed Farms. Very colorful spot to take pictures. Thanks for the votes and comment.
Hi E.A. Wright,
Wildseed Farms really would make a pretty backyard! Thanks for the comment.
Ooooooooh!! I want to go to Wildseed Farms!! How pretty!!
Just as pretty as blue bonnets. I've thrown out wild seed paks on the edge of the lawn near the road hoping to enjoy a spring surprise but was never that lucky. I love the Poppies. Probably should have bought my seeds from a better source.
I'm familiar with the see farm, but never visited. Beautiful!
PeggyW once again you have produced another gem. Wild flowers are so important to all of us and the eco-system of our planet. Your photographs as usual take me into your world, a place I enjoy sharing with you.
Very interesting info and gorgeous pics (as usual). That photo of moss verbena field reminded me of a famous quote from The Color Purple: "I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it." lol Rated up, useful and beautiful :)
Oh my lands, these pictures look like a child who has gone crazy with a crayon box... just gorgeous...
I am thrilled that our nephew will be marrying his sweetie/ moving to Texas in May of 2012 so I will be saving this and hope to be able to check it out live at some point...
Thank you~~ Voted UP, BEAUTIFUL & AWESOME...!
Hello GNelson,
I guess it makes sense that places like Wildseed Farms and others exist, or where would we get all of those flower seeds? Our bluebonnet season as well as many other wildflowers along the highways and fields in Texas was very sparse this year (poor showing) due to the lack of needed rain. Maybe next year! Thanks for the comment.
Hi Pamela,
If you ever come to this part of Texas be sure to visit in the Spring of the year or at the latest in the summer to see the best displays of color at Wildseed Farms. Thanks for your visit and comment.
rated up and beautiful. I especially like your picture of the barn with the two wheel cart in front of it.The field with the fence also attracts my attention.voted up and beautiful.
Hi Darlene,
Thanks for the compliments on my picture taking at Wildseed Farms. Nice that you and Jerry have also been there to see it. Appreciate your comments!
Hi Eiddwen,
So very happy that looking at these pictures of the fields of flowers at Wildseed Farms brought you such pleasure. Thanks for your comment.
What a wonderful backyard that would be.
Wow, it makes me feel good just to know that a place like this exists.
Peggy, I would love to visit there as those pictures are breath taking! Rated beautiful!
Jerry & I visited and it truly is beautiful. Your photos really capture the beauty.
Wow Peggy, I loved this one and thank you so much for sharing.
Definitly another to bookmark for armchair travelling.
The colours and everything are beautiful, rate up and up all the way.
It's certainly brightened my day .
Take care
Eiddwen.
Hello Bob Ewing,
Wildseed Farms just outside of Fredericksburg, Texas is indeed a great place to visit in the spring and summer months when the fields of flowers are in full color. Thanks for the first comment!
Now this is a place I'd love to visit, thanks.
Peggy W Hub Author 5 months ago
Hi natures47friend,
There is much beauty in the USA and Wildseed Farms is but one small example. Glad to hear that you liked these pictures. Thanks for your comment.