MAGNOLIA, Texas – Valentine’s Day is fueled by love, chocolate, and flowers.
Roses are the most popular floral to purchase on cupid’s day. Most roses in the United States are grown along the west coast, but one Texas farm is getting their thrones in the game.
Life in Rose Farm in Magnolia is growing 6000 rose plants that they ship and sell across the United States. The farm is family run by husband-and-wife Shaw Nguyen and Theresa Pham. They left living in the city for a life of roses back in 2020 and have been planting and pruning ever since, sharing their knowledge with flower enthusiasts and their land for events. This is the only cut rose farm in the entire lone star state.
The last three years have been challenging for the rose farmers. Earlier this year, the winter freeze wiped out their blooming flowers leaving them with no yield for Valentine’s Day. This year, instead of bouquets, customers could purchase the bare root of the rose as a gift.
“Even though there aren’t any bouquets, rose plants go a long way too. So, it’s like the gift that keeps on giving,” said Theresa Pham, owner and farmer of Life in Rose Farm.
Despite the unfortunate and unusual cold, Life in Rose Farm is still expecting another bloom to begin in mid-March.