Springtown Legends Museum
839 North Main St Map
Springtown, TX 76082

In late winter of 2005, Parker County Master Gardeners became involved with the planting and maintenance of the landscape at the Springtown Legends Museum. The almost century-old building had been a family home place and was donated as a site for the Springtown Legends Museum, which houses a collection of artifacts about the early years of Springtown. The gardens had fallen into disrepair and this proved a challenge because it had been neglected for so many years.

Much of the initial time was spent in cleaning up years of unmanaged growth and preparing the planting beds. The Master Gardeners rescued the front beds and replanted them with native and adapted annuals. An old bed of iris and lily-of-the-valley was cleaned and then interspersed with hollies. Bluebonnets are featured in another side bed of iris and vinca. The back bed contains a white spirea with an old wisteria vine clinging to the back of an outbuilding.

A rose bed has been created in the rear of the property to demonstrate the toughness of EarthKind roses. Aside from watering, until they were established, these roses have received no additional care. They have proven to be winners by blooming from early April until the first hard frost.

The goal is to establish a landscape featuring native plants that are indigenous to the area and are in keeping with the earlier period represented by the museum. Citizens of the Parker County area are encouraged to visit the site at 839 N. Main St. to see the progress being made and the type of plants that will thrive in the soils and climatic conditions of the area.
 

Springtown Legends Museum - Front Beds Before

Springtown Legends Museum - Front Beds Before

Springtown Legends Museum - After

Springtown Legends Museum - After

Spirea in bloom Springtown Legends Museum