If you were driving by Kaps gas station in Lindsborg yesterday (Monday), you may have seen two little ones, Oliver and Twyla Giesen, out with a red wagon with flowers in vases inside and a “Flowers for Sale” sign. Oliver, 3, and Twyla, 7, have received their mother and father’s green thumbs as they are now selling flowers for the second year in a row from their own garden, and a few from their grandmothers as well.
“Last year we just had a surplus of flowers and Twyla started making signs so we said, ’Sure, if you want to sell them go outside,” Zimmerling said. The children even had a special visit from the Lindsborg Police Department yesterday.
“They came out and even gave Oliver some baseball cards, he was so excited,” Zimmerling said.
Many Lindsborg residents spread the word all over social media saying how grateful they were for the cheerful flowers.
“We’ve had a lot of people out here today, it’s been great for them,” Zimmerling said.
The vases are from Tackle Thrift Store in Lindsborg and are often given back to the store as a way to recycle them.
“We just buy the vases from them every year and it’s just a great way to use them,” Zimmerling said.
(Read more: McPherson Sentinel)