We are the Bly-West family and opened our suburban Olathe garden to the public as a u-pick flower farm in 2022. Here's a little bit about...

Q1: Are they native to Kansas? A1:  No--daffodils originate from eastern Europe and North Africa.[i]  They travel well in bulb form,...

Another in our Meet the Team series--The Lovely Assistant is a very busy young lady. Her extracurricular activities include studying the...

Dear Lovely Assistant: In the realm of garden blooms, few flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia quite like hollyhocks. With their tall...

Why did we purchase and assemble an Eglu chicken coop when we could have made one ourselves from scratch, or purchased one locally? Good...

My Dear Lovely Assistant-- One of our signs that spring has really returned is when the daffodils bloom in abundance. You can literally...

Some people wonder why we did not go the cat-and-dog-as-pets route when we moved here. Well, we originally planned to get another dog,...

Do you remember when you were a kid going someplace, perhaps your grandparents, and picking flowers or something from nature, and giving...

My very dear Lovely Assistant-- I asked you what you would like me to chronicle next, thinking that you would ask for something easy to...

Some people skew toward being a U-Pick customer, and some skew toward a more traditional subscription model. Which are you? Ask yourself...

My Very Dear Lovely Assistant: If there is one area of our lives where we have achieved sustainability, it is in growing garlic, which we...

My Dear Lovely Assistant: The flowers are done, the warm-weather veggie crowd has gone home, and the leaves are starting to turn brown....

Preservationist's Party

Preserving pweet peppers for a year's worth of eating.

So, you followed the care instructions that we gave you to the letter; your gorgeous flowers have lasted as long as they can, and they...

Good question. A. The primary reason is moral support for the kiddo as she learns how to write. The kiddo has always struggled with...