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Many things make a town look attractive, but Loretta Foote of Orchard knows exactly how to catch the eye of other gardeners with her beautiful flowers and shrubs.

Foote took an interest in gardening at a very young age.

She received a small packet with wildflower seeds as a present when she was four or five, and she fell in love with gardening. The packet of this kit is even placed in Foote's scrapbook.

"My grandma and my mom have inspired all of our family," says Foote.

Not only does she raise flowers and shrubs, Foote also plants cotton, sugar beets and peanuts for the high school...