HIGHLIGHT: TEXAS
Waxahatchie: A field has become home this spring to over a million tulips, tended by budding gardeners with disabilities. The Dallas Morning News reports Michael Poston and Riley Niesen, both 23, work at Poston Gardens, next to Daymark Living, a community for adults with Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy. Niesen, who has autism, patrols the parking lot with a walkie-talkie, greeting visitors and helping with tours. John Poston, Michael’s father and the founder of Daymark Living, started the tulip farm after he grew frustrated with companies that wouldn’t hire people like his son, who has Down syndrome.