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Large plastic flowers livening up yards across Illinois
Posted1/3/2021 7:00 AM
LOVINGTON, Ill. Gary Smith found a hobby he loved about three and a half years ago, but never expected it to take off as quickly as it did.
The 65-year-old retired farmer from Lovington started creating and painting large decorative flowers out of old white plastic barrels laying around his farm, then gave them out to friends and family. It didn t take long for people to notice Smith s decorative creations.
The hobby just took off, somewhat unexpectedly, when people began asking to purchase one of his flowers, he said. Some of his first customers were out-of-towners passing through on vacation that noticed the flowers on display.
LOVINGTON â Gary Smith found a hobby he loved about three and a half years ago, but never expected it to take off as quickly as it did.
The 65-year-old retired farmer from Lovington started creating and painting large decorative flowers out of old white plastic barrels laying around his farm, then gave them out to friends and family. It didn t take long for people to notice Smith s decorative creations. The hobby just took off, somewhat unexpectedly, when people began asking to purchase one of his flowers, he said. Some of his first customers were out-of-towners passing through on vacation that noticed the flowers on display.Â