Location and Directions

Floy Farm & Gardens is located in Flatonia, Texas, four miles off Highway 95, north of I10 on FM154 at West Parker Road.

The farm is named for the city of Floy, which was the original location of the farm where the city’s school was built in 1918 and stood until 1944, when Flatonia’s boundaries broadened through local consolidation.

Ponds, ravines and special landscape vistas with native oak, elm and cedar trees are the highlight of the property. Dewberry and Muscadine grapes are also prolific on the acreage. In addition, a charming potting shed has been developed for Victoria, Master Gardener, to assist with the creation of "the herb garden", another area being developed for guest tours.

Guest Accommodations

Floy Farm currently offers guest accommodations in a “Texas chic” cottage located about a quarter mile from the main house. It was totally constructed by Bob and Victoria, who even built the interior furniture. The cottage is perfect for romantic and private getaways, and the Duncans make the stay an unforgettable experience.

Guests are treated to a lavish country breakfast in the main house with homemade breads and great breakfast recipes that will delight even the most jaded palates. Afternoon dessert is also another Floy Farm offering, and guests may opt to be served in one of many great settings on the farm, i.e., the shady patio of the potting shed.

Farm History:

Bob and Victoria Duncan purchased 130 acres in October 2000 from third owners of the property, Eddie & Paula Holub of Friendswood, Texas. Original owners, Fred & Ben Sladecek, were immigrant Czech farmers, who arrived at the Port of Galveston in the thirties and purchased this land in 1936. It was passed on to their only living relative, Margaret Fichette, daughter of Ben Sladecek, who sold the farm to the Holubs in 1994. The Duncans named the farm for the former city of Floy, whose schoolhouse was built on the farm’s property in 1918.

From The Handbook of Texas Online:

Floy, Texas. Floy, a switch and siding on the Southern Pacific line, is on Farm Road 154 2½ miles southwest of Muldoon between West Point and Flatonia in southwestern Fayette County. The switch was built before 1900 on the Waco branch of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway at the request of E.A. Arnim and was named for Arnim’s daughter. The railroad switch was designed as a loading point for firewood cut from the abundant oaks in the area. Because of the proximity of Muldoon, Floy never developed a business community but did have a school that operated until local consolidation. Floy residents both voted and received mail at Muldoon. Floy is located within the heart of the Muldoon oilfield, and during the 1980’s a charcoal manufacturing plant remained in the area to take advantage of the abundantly available firewood that aided the foundation of the community.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Frank Lotto, Fayette County: Her History and Her People (Schulenburg, Texas: Sticker Steam Press, 1902; rpt., Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981).