We have furniture, fixtures, equipment and inventory, and we re still having a very difficult time finding financing. It s been very discouraging. We have about three times the collateral needed for the loan. The area where Fredericksburg is located is a verdant land of rolling hills and lush vegetation fed by slow-flowing creeks and rivers. If you listen closely, you can hear German being spoken around the town, which is located within a two-hour drive of both Austin and San Antonio.
Many couples dream of moving to the country and starting a business, but few do.
Bill and Sylvia Varney met and married in Houston. Sylvia was a financial analyst for an oil and gas company, and Bill was a nurseryman. Shortly after they got married, they decided to relocate to Fredericksburg. Bill found work in a local nursery, but Sylvia was not so lucky. We put our heads together and thought about what Sylvia could do that the town didn t have, so we opened this little herb shop on Main Street, recalls Varney.