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Blooming against the odds: Farmer finds success with flowers

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Starting a flower farm in the middle of cotton country came with more than a few raised eyebrows. “My parents looked at me as if I was crazy and said, ‘We cannot grow flowers here,’” said Skyler Richardson, owner and operator of SkyGardens. But Richardson and her parents decided