Fall Dahlias Are Here! Fall Dahlias are arriving and we think that means it is time to celebrate… so we’ve made Dahlia bunches our wholesale special from September 24 thru October 7. Stop into any Walter Knoll Florist… Read More about Oh My Dahlia »
Blueberries are abundant and at great prices in the grocery stores right now, so why not whip up a batch of blueberry scones? Freeze your blueberries for this recipe, it keeps them from breaking up and… Read More about Rustic Blueberry Nutmeg Scones »
Don’t you love to see fields of sunflowers blooming when you are on a road trip? They are everywhere, not just in Kansas. I imagine most of those sunflowers go to sunflower seed and oil production. I read lately the… Read More about Sunflower Season »
Oh my gosh, this is the easiest Ratatouille ever, basically just chop up your veggies, throw them in a crock pot with some tomato sauce and forget about it for a few hours (well 4 or 5 hours) – you… Read More about Chop It and Forget It Ratatouille »
We are offering a wonderful, new product this year – Earthworm Castings – Called MAGIC SOIL from Coldstream Crawlers. Coldstream Crawlers started out as a bait business and are now also in the business… Read More about In Praise of Worm Poo »
Memorial Day used to be known as Decoration Day, originating after the American Civil war to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. It is now extended to honor all Americans who have died while… Read More about Memorial Day is Monday, May 27 »
Calla lilies produce a showy, trumpet-shaped, flower-like leaf called a spathe, [pronounced speyth] which can be white, yellow, red, maroon, pink or purple. Some cultivars of calla lilies feature spotted spathes. The trumpet-shaped spathe holds the spadix, a finger-like structure that… Read More about Calla Lilies »
It’s that time again – cookies, cookies and more cookies! Always the first to be gobbled up out of my repertoire of holiday treats are Lydia’s Butter Balls. Read More about Lydia’s Butter Balls »