Rusty grew up in Texas and has a Wildlife degree from Texas A&M. He is the backbone of the farm and spends his days turning Jennifer's dreams into reality (when he isn't teaching high school.) He is happiest outdoors, fishing, hiking, tying his own flies, building canoes and lately, driving a tractor and fixing anything that breaks. Jennifer is from Louisiana, where she inherited a green thumb from her mother and a magical last name (Flowers) from her father. A floral obsession is understandable when you grew up in a place where purple wisteria drapes the trees and yellow jasmine twines through the underbrush.
Whimsy Flower Farm began as the result of a very specific prayer: Lord, how do I use my passion for growing plants to reach people for you? Throughout the last eight years, the Lord has shown us that there are no insignificant gifts. 1 Peter 4:10 says, “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”
If you’d like to read about how God led us to host a Revolving Door transitional home at our farm, you can click here to read the blog post!