Flowers are a typical gift to express one’s feelings to another.
Red roses may say “I love you,” but thousands of pink flowers straight up screams it.
The Kurokis’ got married in 1956 . . . had two children . . . lived a full life . . . and planed to retire and travel around Japan.
Unfortunately, when Mrs. Kuroki was 52, she went blind due to complications from diabetes, dashing their travel plans.
Falling into a depression after losing her sight, Mrs. Kuroki began to spend her days staying inside.
Mr. Kuroki wanted to do something to help his bride continue to live her life, even though it was a new way of life for her with the loss of her vision.
After noticing passersby stop to admire his garden of pink flowers (moss phlox), he decided that if he couldn’t take his bride to see the world, he would bring the world to his bride.
Mr. Kuroki planted more of the pink flowers in his garden, hoping it would bring more visitors, which would bring smiles to his wife’s face.
While Mrs. Kuroki wouldn’t be able to see the flowers, she sure could smell them . . . and their pleasant aroma would bringing her joy.
It took two years to complete, bu Mr. Kuroki planted thousands of the pink flowers . . . and the plan worked stunningly.
Ten years later, the incredible venture to bring joy to his wife has brought visitors from all over — turning their dairy farm into a tourist attraction — to appreciate the beautiful flowers, as well as the incredible love story behind the effort.
The flowers are in bloom in March and April, bringing up to 7,000 visitors a day.
Mrs. Kuroki loves having the visitors, and walks the gardens with her husband each and every day to visit with their guests . . . with a big smile.
