There’s nothing quite like the sight of tall, golden sunflowers in bloom.
It’s a sight that Futch Entertainment, the proprietor of the Fox Squirrel Corn Maze, wants to share with Plant City for the next couple of weeks. Starting this Saturday, the group’s Sunflowers on the Ranch event will be open to the public. Guests can walk through a sunflower field and enjoy shopping at the country store, food and games.
Futch Entertainment was created in 2012 to promote the Fox Squirrel Corn Maze, which is has held every October since 2012. The Sunflowers on the Ranch event began last year, and the family looks to keep it going for as long as possible.
“Seeing the beautiful flowers, they’re breathtaking,” Janet Futch said. “Watching families stroll through, they slow down when they walk through, and they’re enjoying every minute. When they leave, they say, ‘I’ve never seen anything like that before.’”
Sunflowers on the Ranch will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, to Sunday, May 1, and Saturday, May 7, to Sunday, May 8, at the Single R Ranch, 3002 Charlie Taylor Road N.
Tickers will cost $8 for adults 18 and older and $7 for children 3 to 17. Children up to age 2 get in for free. Parking will cost $1.
Cameras are welcome at the event. Professional photographers will be allowed in, as long as the Futch Entertainment group is notified by email.
Requests for a U-cut have been so overwhelming that the group is no longer accepting them, but flowers cut by the Futch family will be available for purchase.
Pulled pork and lemonade will be served, and the Ranch Store will be open for anyone who wants to buy antiques and other items. There will be other vendors, selling food and other goods, as well as balloon animals, games and arts and crafts stations for kids.
“Most of these vendors continue to follow us because they love our family-oriented events,” Futch says. “There’s no alcohol, like with the Florida Strawberry Festival.”
For more information about the event, visit FoxSquirrelCornMaze.com or email FutchEntertainment@comcast.net.
Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.