There’s a NEW holiday tradition being added to St. Louis’s social calendar this year! “Holiday Magic” comes to America’s Center, December 4-6, and it promises to be an exciting and entertaining event for families and shoppers. Enjoy wood carving demonstrations and hands-on crafts, a dazzling light show with over 40,000 holiday lights choreographed to holiday music, and a full-scale indoor carnival.
And best of all . . . Walter Knoll Florist will be there with a special treat for children . . .

It’s gonna be great – we’ll have hundreds, maybe thousands of white poinsettias for kids to paint – as well as protective gear to keep their little outfits tidy – so come on down and get in the Christmas Spirit!

As we prepare and set up our booth for the big show we are also installing over 75 real live Christmas trees around the center-complete with lights!

And our booth will have lots of fully decorated trees and ideas as well as special “show” pricing – there will be ornaments and garland and wreaths and swags you can buy and take with you and we will also have on display our Holiday Arrangements (you may have seen them on our Holiday Unwrapped 2009 brochure we mailed out last week) – so come on down, bring the kids (and $5 of course-proceeds benefit Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club). Tell ‘em Di sent you!

Speaking of poinsettias – you know it’s an old wives tale about them being toxic, don’t you? Well, although we don’t recommend you eat them, they are NOT poisonous.

Here is a pic of a poinsettia painted by a 73-year old!

How about a blue or purple poinsettia?

Can’t get down to the Convention Center this weekend? Don’t despair – visit our garden center at California and LaSalle and see all our poinsettia varieties – here’s a sampling!

Well, the Mr Stinky hoopla is over, the amazing flower is dying back now, no more stinky smells. Soon, the plant will emerge – I’ll post a pic at that time! Thanks for visiting us at the Garden Center!

Spent Flower

I believe within the next few days we should be getting the wonderful aroma of Mr Stinky in our greenhouse!

We’d love to see you!  And you’ll love seeing all the new product coming in almost daily!

Ready to do some gardening? We are!

March 31, 29 inches - in the background are Sally & Phill and that's Bryant way way back there!

Here is Mr Stinky and his pal, Tammy, on Friday 3/27 - he is 25" tall

Fields of Poinsettias

The Garden Center is a riot of color right now!  So many poinsettias!  If you are in the city, plan to make a trip to Florist Row and the Walter Knoll Florist Garden Center -

Red Pink Red

Close Up

Friendly Staff - ALWAYS!

Many Sizes

Traditional

RED RED RED

Pinks and Greens

Pink and White

Feathery Pinks!

Red and White

Beautiful Pinks

Green!

with Santa!

You can read about Pointsettia care and feeding or visit our web site wkf.com for more of our holiday selections

Check out these great offerings at the LaSalle & California Garden Center -  There are seasonal mums, and pumpkins and gourds and green and purple kale – even bales of hay – c’mon down, bring your camera!  But, keep in mind, that warty pumpkin has definitely got my name on it!  While you are in the neighborhood, stop into our LaSalle store and check out the Halloween decorations!

Fall Mums

Pumpkins

Big Pumpkin

Warty Pumpkin

Green & Purple Kale

Big Pumpkin

A Passion Flower plant, it’s tag was gone, don’t know if I have blue or red blooms to expect, but I’m hoping for the red. I’m crazy for the wacky tendrils – they shoot out and curl up in just a few hours!

Gave Up a Little Soon

Look Out Little Fella!

What a Tangle

Twisty Cup Holder for a Thirsty Girl

State Flower of Tennessee

Red Passion Flowers