Hy-Vee Floral Shop

Business name:

Hy-Vee Floral Shop

Address:

16100 W. 135Th St

City:

Olathe

State:

Kansas

Zip Code:

66062

Phone number:

(913) 780-9339

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School boys ‘wanted every young lady to feel special.’ So they gave them all Valentine’s Day flowers - USA TODAY

They gave all of them a flower. Photos posted to social media on Thursday by Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas, show the grinning boys holding a bucket of bright pink carnations. Dozens of girls are also pictured posing with their flowers. The boys' generosity was a carefully planned effort, according to the school's principal. Sarah Guerrero told USA TODAY on Thursday that one of boys approached her with the idea a few weeks ago. Tristan Valentine, an eighth-grader, wanted to do something special for Valentine's Day, Guerrero said. "He wanted every young lady to feel special that day and accepted." Valentine and two other boys arranged the funding and used some of their own money to buy the flowers, according to Guerrero. They carefully planned how they would distribute the gifts at various school doors on Valentine's Day, doing their best to make sure no one was skipped. They distributed the flowers with words of encouragement, she said.

Flowers and veggies and grass, oh my! K-State Horticulture Field Day is July 29

The K-State Research and Extension Horticulture Center in Olathe will feature these two trends along with the newest horticulture introductions at its annual field day July 29 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Each year the research facility invites the public to come see the hottest and newest plants while enjoying cool educational classes in air-conditioned comfort. Attendees can stroll the field trials, talk with experts and learn about new plants that have fared well in the Kansas City area’s challenging growing conditions before they hit the garden centers.Admission is $5 per person and includes cold bottled water, seminars, classes and demonstrations.K-State Research and Extension horticulture researchers develop lists of recommended grasses, flowers and vegetable varieties through research conducted in Olathe to determine what grows best in Kansas City area landscapes. Visitors can speak with university professors leading the research and Johnson County K-State Extension Master Gardener volunteers.FlowersAnnual flower trials—Companies from around the world submit their newest developments. This year over 500 cultivars have been planted for evaluation. The research trials show which flowers can withstand the Kansas City climate. The trials illustrate that not all varieties are created equal. Check out the container plantings as some annuals are only meant for use in pots.Dwarf Cannas and Coleus... (High Plains Journal)

Adapting gardens to Kansas City's changing climate

Uneven rainfall can be a headache for flowers, said Robin Ruether, flower trials manager at the K-State Olathe Horticulture Research & Extension Center. The center tests flowers and vegetables for companies by giving them typical growing conditions that they’d experience in a Kansas City yard.Often, flowers look good in May, only to get a sudden 2 or 3 inches of rain saturating the soil in early June. That’s a problem for plants like petunias, which are sensitive to waterlogged soil, Ruether said.Seed companies have been building more drought tolerance into their plants for years. Now they are also looking for better tolerance to wide weather swings, she said. They’ve had some success with a new canna “cannova” that can handle saturated soil but also loves the heat, she said. “It’s important to choose adaptable or resilient flowers.”Vendors also have been interested in marketing flowers with a dual purpose, she said. “They may be attractive but also help pollinators, or attractive but also edible, like ornamental basils or peppers,” she said. That keeps things new and also feeds gardeners’ desire for something that will grow well and bloom all summer.“It’s so hard to keep marketing a new color of petunia because there are just so many petunias out there already,” she said.Those abrupt changes from early spring cool to summer hot mean gardeners may have to adjust not only what they plant, but when they plant it, say gardening experts in the area. Garden staples like spinach and some lettuce, for example, will stop growing the tasty leaves and shoot up a seed spire when the weather gets too hot. But if the spring stays extra cool, the seeds may not germinate fast enough to get big enough before that happens. That’s why spring has become more problematic in this area. Instead of giving up on spring crops, though, they suggest a late summer planting for a fall crop, especially now that the first frost seems to be coming later.“In my own garden, sweet peas and snow peas and cool-season plants are a better crop to grow in the fall now than the spring because it gets hot so much quicker than it used to,” said Kathy McFarland, spokeswoman for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Mo.There are other ways of getting around the spring weather problem. When hot, dry weather makes it too hard to germinate cool season crops, Claire Zimmermann, farm and food project developer for Cultivate Kansas City, suggests starting transplants indoors.Milder winters also mean that overwintering plants can be more successful than in years past, Zimmermann said. That spinach, for example, could be mulched to protect it from the lowest temperatures.Overwintering is “easier and easier because we have less and less sustained below-freezing temperatures,” she said. In fact, she has had spinach, perennial herbs and kale survive a recent winter without being mulched at all.Gardeners who still want spring crops can have them, with careful attention to maturity dates, said Cary Rivard, fruit and vegetable specialist at the K-State research center in Olathe. Vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower typically favor cooler temperatures. Fewer days to maturity — information that can be found on the seed packet or greenhouse marker — will limit the risk of failure, he said.The weather isn’t the only thing concerning gardeners this year. Local plant experts report a big interest in helping pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.“I get that question probably every day: ‘What can I plant that will help the bees?’ ” McFarland said. Such plants as butterfly bush and some milkweeds are becoming more sought after as a way to help the declining pollinator populations.That’s evident in the types of... (Kansas City Star)

Spring showers can bring great gardens

May flowers, but the rain also means headaches for gardeners who find it difficult to eliminate wet spots in the backyard.Juniors at Olathe North High School developed a workshop to teach area residents how to use those spots to their advantage while protecting the environment.Johnson County residents rolled up their sleeves and got to work May 4 at a rain garden workshop at the high school, where Geoscience Academy students presented a slideshow on how to construct rain gardens and offered a hands-on workshop on how to make rain barrels.“The students do all of the research for their presentation in order to help to spread their message of caring for the environment,” said Marsha Skoczek, science teacher at Olathe North’s Geoscience Academy.“Our hope is that the workshop participants go out and join us as ambassadors to spread the word about environmental awareness.”Olathe School District’s Geoscience Academy, established in 2003 at Olathe North and Olathe Northwest, is an academic program in which students can apply. Those accepted incorporate it into their regular curriculum. In the program, students can study topics ... (Kansas City Star)

At Home: K-State reveals latest recommended flowers for Kansas

Robin Ruether, Prairie Star program coordinator at K-State Horticulture Research and Extension Center in Olathe. “The tubular orange flowers are a favorite nectar source for the birds and pollinators, plus the plants thrive in hot, humid conditions and need little care besides water and fertilizer.”Plant breeders from around the world send seeds or rooted cuttings to Ruether as part of the flower trial program overseen by Cheryl Boyer, K-State extension specialist. After getting an early-spring start in greenhouses, the young plants are transplanted outdoors when the weather warms. They’re evaluated throughout the growing season and ultimately judged on their vigor, flowers and foliage.Another plant, Coleus FlameThrower Spiced Curry, made a strong showing over the past two years, Ruether said. The foliage plant’s chartreuse leaves have an eye-catching reddish color on the undersides that provide a unique visual display when the wind is blowing.“Sweet potato vine is a great choice for a cascading foliage plant. FloraMia Nero is a little different in that it has lots of bright pink flowers in addition to the dark leaves,” she said. “Since it isn’t as aggressive as most other sweet potato vines, it will mix with other plants nicely in container gardens.”The Prairie Star list includes flower name; cultivar and color; optimal planting location, such as “full sun” or “sun or shade”; and the average height and width of the mature plant. Categories indicate which plants work best for flower display, foliage display and containers.Prairie Star is not a commercial brand or p... (Topeka Capital Journal)

At Home: K-State reveals latest recommended flowers for Kansas ...

Robin Ruether, Prairie Star program coordinator at K-State Horticulture Research and Extension Center in Olathe. “The tubular orange flowers are a favorite nectar source for the birds and pollinators, plus the plants thrive in hot, humid conditions and need little care besides water and fertilizer.”Plant breeders from around the world send seeds or rooted cuttings to Ruether as part of the flower trial program overseen by Cheryl Boyer, K-State extension specialist. After getting an early-spring start in greenhouses, the young plants are transplanted outdoors when the weather warms. They’re evaluated throughout the growing season and ultimately judged on their vigor, flowers and foliage.Another plant, Coleus FlameThrower Spiced Curry, made a strong showing over the past two years, Ruether said. The foliage plant’s chartreuse leaves have an eye-catching reddish color on the undersides that provide a unique visual display when the wind is blowing.“Sweet potato vine is a great choice for a cascading foliage plant. FloraMia Nero is a little different in that it has lots of bright pink flowers in addition to the dark leaves,” she said. “Since it isn’t as aggressive as most other sweet potato vines, it will mix with other plants nicely in container gardens.”The Prairie Star list includes flower name; cultivar and color; optimal planting location, such as “full sun” or “sun or shade”; and the average height and width of the mature plant. Categories indicate which plants work best for flower display, foliage display and containers.Prairie Star is not a commercial brand or p... (Topeka Capital Journal)