Memorial Day became a legal federal holiday with the passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971. The holiday that we know as Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in May of 1868 when General John A Logan (who led a Northern organization for Civil War veterans), came up with the idea for a National Day of Remembrance to encourage people to decorate the graves of Civil War veterans. Today, Memorial Day is always observed on the last Monday of May. The historical roots of the observance are a distant memory as most people celebrate the holiday as the unofficial start of summer. Whether you’re having a backyard barbecue or a more informal picnic at the beach, the Walter Knoll Florist team wants to encourage you to infuse your celebration with colorful flowers. Read More about Memorial Day’s Meaningful Flowers »
Sunday, May 13th is Mother’s Day. One of the time-honored traditions that we associate with Mother’s Day is gift giving, and flowers are an ideal gift. Our experienced team of creative floral designers here at Walter Knoll Florist have come up with a vast array of colorful flower designs that are sure to appeal to all moms. From baskets and dishes to decorative pots. We’ve come up with unique containers to showcase our Mother’s Day floral designs. Read More about Give Her Flowers To Remember »
The end of the school year is approaching, and that means that schools everywhere will be holding graduation ceremonies, and people will be throwing parties to celebrate the milestones they represent for young people. And one way to make the occasion more meaningful is by honoring the graduate with flowers. And the Walter Knoll Florist team is here to help you choose flowers for every graduate you want to acknowledge this spring. Read More about Fete Those Graduates With Flowers »
There are some women in our lives who could only be described as ‘Super Ladies’. They are in our schools, in our hospitals, and in our doctor’s offices; our nurses and teachers. These inspiring women demonstrate strength, compassion, determination, and selflessness as they help the rest of us succeed. The women who embody these roles deserve to be thanked, to be shown just how much we appreciate them. The florists at Walter Knoll Florist wanted to design arrangements that would help you say ‘thank you’ to the teachers and nurses in your life. Read More about Fitting Flowers For Teachers And Nurses »
Earth Day is a special day that is set aside to celebrate and honor the beautiful home right beneath our feet. The holiday was enacted in 1970 and is now celebrated worldwide. Earth Day is held in late April, and this month will fall on Sunday, April 22. A floral gift for yourself or someone you love from Walter Knoll Florist is the perfect way to celebrate this beautiful holiday. Read More about Become A Nature Lover This Earth Day »
With Administrative Professionals Day just around the corner (April 25), it's time to bring a little "Desktop Awareness" to those work places and their surfaces. We here at Walter Knoll Florist want to bring attention to all the sad, bereft, disorganized, cluttered desks out there and call upon work places everywhere to restore them to their former glory. Given the fact that we spend almost as much time at work as we do at home (in some cases, more), it's important that we take the time to refresh and renew our work areas. Conference tables, cubicles, reception desks and personal desks need a good spring clean, too. What else do they need? New flowers and plants. Read More about Refresh Those Desks For Administrative Professionals Day »
When springtime finally arrives and the world begins growing once again, it seems everyone wants to bring a piece of the outdoors inside: the beautiful weather, cheerful sunshine and, of course, the colorful and fragrant blossoming flowers. At Walter Knoll Florist, we have a wide variety of fragrant springtime flowers and a multitude of unique designs to help you refresh and update your indoor spaces to celebrate the new season. Read More about Flowers Make the Best Spring Refresher »
Spring now quickly approaches, bringing with it budding flowers and trees. Welcome spring to your home with a beautiful arrangement from Walter Knoll Florist. With bright yet soft pastel colors, their flower basket will easily brighten any room. Read More about Think Outside The Basket With This Basket »
Now that we’re on Daylight Savings Time, it stands to reason that we’d be hopeful that warmer temperatures would be here to stay. Sadly, that’s never the case with weather in St. Louis - and most other parts of the country for that matter. Mother Nature keeps teasing us with a taste of spring, only to turn around and unleash cooler temperatures the next day. If you’re as impatient as the Walter Knoll Florist team is, there’s only one solution that’s guaranteed to help us deal with the uncertainty of spring until there’s proof that it’s here to stay. That solution involves filling any or every room in your home or workplace with the smell of spring - in the form of vases full of fragrant flowers. Read More about How To Get The Scent Of Spring In A Vase »
Spring officially starts on March 20th this year. But Saint Louis residents, like all Midwesterners, know that our weather is highly variable and subject to every known extreme. Between now and then, anything is possible, and garden season is still a month or two away. For the time being, Walter Knoll Florist encourages you to infuse your home or workplace (preferably both), with a taste of spring through flowers, of course. Read More about Spring’s Prettiest Flowers »
