The ongoing question in the Hill Country is…will it ever rain again, followed up by WILL WE HAVE BLUEBONNETS this year? I was fortunate to see bluebonnets along the roadsides south of San Antonio as I drove back from a trip to Port Aransas. I haven’t seen any around me back at home but I did spot a few growing in some yards in town. With the ongoing drought who knows if we will see a carpet of blue along the roads and in pastures. Getting bluebonnets to germinate is an interesting proposition because their seed coats are of different thicknesses. In nature, the bluebonnet makes seeds so that some will germinate the next year and others not for a year or two, so that the plant can continue even in times of drought. Back when we grew them in our greenhouses, we got “scarified” seed that had been acid washed to soften the seed coat and make it easier to germinate. We copied the scent from a greenhouse full of blooming bluebonnets in our Bluebonnet soaps, lotion, candles and hand cream. Now anyone can enjoy that special fragrance anytime of the year…without worrying about a sting from a not so friendly bee.