We just took our new (to us) 1924 Model T out for it’s inaugural run on July 3rd at the Webster Groves Independence Day parade. We purchased this truck from our friends, the Johnsons that operate a multi generational florists in St. Paul, Minnesota. We painted it to match a picture we have of a 1924 Model T we owned back in the 1920s and got it ready for the parade. We named the little truck Rudolph after our ancestor Rudolph Knoll, who immigrated to the United States from Düsseldorf Germany (Where the family business was what else but a florist or blumenverkäufer) in the mid 1800s.
Hand Lettered by David Knoll
The Radiator Cap is the Temperature Gauge
Most of the Knoll Family was there, and it was a lot of fun. About 1/2 way through the parade we did overheat and we need to figure out how to make sure that does not happen again. Look for us to have Rudolph at a parade near you in the future. If you have an event that you would like Rudolph to show up at give us a call.
Have you ever wondered how you drive a Model T. It is different than cars of today. Below is a short video from the Henry Ford Museum.
South St Louis Store (Walter Knoll Florist Hampton Ave Location)
Walter Knoll Florist 4620 Hampton Ave
Walter Knoll Florist is having a once a year sidewalk sale at our south St Louis store located at: 4620 Hampton Ave. Saint Louis MO 63109.
This sale is one day only Wednesday June 17th from 7AM to 2PM
All items for this Special Sale will be outside the store (after all it is a sidewalk sale), items in the store are not being discounted.
This is a clearance sale of one of a kind, scratched and dented, leftovers, lemons, overstocks and some strange things we don’t even remember buying.
All products will be discounted at least 50 percent.
This sale is in the spirit of a garage sales all items will be severely marked down.
Come on by see something you like and make an offer.
Products will include, Silk plants, House Plants, Tropical Plants, Garden Plants, Giftware, Silk Arrangements, Containers, & Ribbon. All Sales will be final, There is no lay a way, products must be bought and paid for in person at the time of the sale. This sale is only at our south St Louis store.
Questions you may call us at 314.633.8795 for the Hampton Store, or 1-800-341-7673 our toll free number.
If you will to send us a message please Click here.
Or Visit Walter Knoll Florist Main Web Site www.wkf.com
This year the VP ball was held at the Hyatt Regency Ballpark Hotel St Louis (formally the Adams Mark Hotel) on Saturday December 20th. Walter Knoll Florist provided the flowers for the event. This project started months ago with samples, that resulted in project that involved more that 100 people to have the table decorations created. This year the centerpieces featured a large glass cylinder with suspended glittered snow flakes lit by LED lamps, the flowers in keeping with the snow theme are all white, using Avalanche roses, Casablanca lilies, white gladiolas, white Fugi mums, accented with shimmering redwood tree pine cones and silver trim and snow twigs.
It took more that 50 on site Walter Knoll Florist employees to make this happen.
Steve and Jeremy Loading the 30 ' Truck
Loading of the Truck
See the Snowflakes and uplighting
View of the tables with the accent table center for the GO
Lindsey, Bob and Jeffery Working the the table arrangments
This tree is in the Lobby of the Metropolitan Square building in downtown St Louis (Located at 1 Metropolitan Square). This year the tree has been transformed to tell the story of the history of St Louis. Included in the ornaments are 32 large, custom luminaries that were hand crafted by Walter Knoll Florist. These luminaries show a pictorial history of St Louis. The luminaries are made from Lexan, a clear polycarbonate that has been cast into tubes that then have historical images from St Louis’ past displayed with back-lit illumination. Images featured include Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, The 1904 Worlds Fair, Charles Lindbergh & the Spirit of St Louis, the construction of the St Louis Arch and many other Saint Louis historic moments.
Standing at over 45 feet tall, this is the largest Indoor holiday tree in the St Louis area.
The Christmas tree in the lobby of the Metropolitan Square Building
This year we added a podium and a book with copies of the images and a description of each photo.
If you are out looking at holiday decorations this season, it is worth your time to go by and see the biggest and best tree in St Louis. The Metropolitan Square Building tree is a great backdrop for a holiday photo.
This tree was assembled and decorated by Walter Knoll Florist and we manufactured many of the decorations as well.
If you would like to ask Walter Sr a question about the decorations click here.
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