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Meet the Team--Ms. Dawn and Mr. Eric --and the Farm's Origin Story)
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...

Dawn Bly
Feb 22, 20243 min read
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Daffodil facts
Q1: Are they native to Kansas? A1:Â No--daffodils originate from eastern Europe and North Africa.[i]Â They travel well in bulb form,...

Dawn Bly
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Meet the Team: The Lovely Assistant
Another in our Meet the Team series--The Lovely Assistant is a very busy young lady. Her extracurricular activities include studying the...

Dawn Bly
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Hollyhocks in the Suburban Garden
Dear Lovely Assistant: In the realm of garden blooms, few flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia quite like hollyhocks. With their tall...

Dawn Bly
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Picking a Chicken Coop
Why did we purchase and assemble an Eglu chicken coop when we could have made one ourselves from scratch, or purchased one locally? Good...

Dawn Bly
May 22, 20232 min read
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Delightful Daffodils
My Dear Lovely Assistant-- One of our signs that spring has really returned is when the daffodils bloom in abundance. You can literally...

Dawn Bly
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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Meet the Team--The Rodent (Harry Potter, the Guinea Pig)
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,...

Dawn Bly
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Bringing Pickable Country Flowers into the Suburbs
Do you remember when you were a kid going someplace, perhaps your grandparents, and picking flowers or something from nature, and giving...

Dawn Bly
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Chicken Run in Olathe, Part One
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...

Dawn Bly
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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Are You A Subscription Customer?
Some people skew toward being a U-Pick customer, and some skew toward a more traditional subscription model. Which are you? Ask yourself...

Dawn Bly
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Grateful for Garlic--Part 1 (Fall to Winter)
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...

Dawn Bly
Jan 31, 20237 min read
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Magnificent Munchable Mushrooms
My Dear Lovely Assistant: The flowers are done, the warm-weather veggie crowd has gone home, and the leaves are starting to turn brown....

Dawn Bly
Dec 2, 20225 min read
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Preservationist's Party
Preservationist's Party

Dawn Bly
Oct 24, 20223 min read
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Packing Away Plentiful Sweet Peppers
Preserving pweet peppers for a year's worth of eating.

Dawn Bly
Oct 1, 20224 min read
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KEEPING YOUR FLOWERS OUT OF THE TRASH
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...

Dawn Bly
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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Why Are You Writing To The Lovely Assistant For Most Blogs??
Good question. A. The primary reason is moral support for the kiddo as she learns how to write. The kiddo has always struggled with...

Dawn Bly
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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