{"id":1198,"date":"2024-01-08T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2024-01-08T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:17:41","slug":"man-secretly-plants-1-2-million-sunflowers-to-celebrate-50-yrs-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/man-secretly-plants-1-2-million-sunflowers-to-celebrate-50-yrs-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Secretly Plants 1.2 Million Sunflowers To Celebrate 50 Yrs Of Marriage."},"content":{"rendered":"

What special gift do you give to the person you\u2019ve been married to for 50 years? That\u2019s the question Lee Wilson, a farmer in Kansas, asked himself as his anniversary approached. He first met his wife, Renee, in high school, though the two didn\u2019t become a couple immediately due to the fact that she couldn\u2019t date anyone until she turned 16 years old.<\/p>\n

As soon as her birthday came around, however, Lee gave Renee a call. The two of them had their first date at a roller skating party, and they\u2019ve been together ever since! Thinking back on their decades of being in love, Lee knew he had to do something special.<\/p>\n

Finally, it hit him: He\u2019d plant acres-worth of her favorite flower.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI put a lot of thought into it and she always liked sunflowers,\u201d Lee said. \u201cAnd I thought this is the year to plant sunflowers so I planted her 80 acres of sunflowers.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the help of their son, Lee has secretly been planting the fields with these beautiful flowers since May. Now, just a week away from their August 10 anniversary, about 1.2 million sunflowers are in bloom, just for Renee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me feel very special,\u201d Renee said. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t have been a more perfect anniversary gift than a field of sunflowers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee and Renee smile as they stand in their field of sunflowers. Lee has an arm around Renee\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n

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Although the flowers were planted for Renee, their beauty is drawing in visitors from all around Kansas. As lovely as this whole experience has been, Lee doesn\u2019t expect to do it again next year. Though, he does encourage others to try this lovely gift-idea out.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh it\u2019s been fun, but I think one time is enough for us,\u201d Lee said. \u201cIt\u2019s somebody else\u2019s turn next year.\u201d<\/p>\n