Artist Matthew Dehaemers' longtime vision to merge a family-owned natural tallgrass prairie, the world of cut flowers and contemporary art is coming to fruition.
"It's a perfect match," says the artist, who is no stranger to merging disparate worlds through his large public art pieces, such as his galvanized steel Seven Sentinels art piece at KC's municipal tow lot. The Leawood native's work can be found throughout Kansas City and the Midwest at sites such as Arrowhead Stadium and Operation Breakthrough at 31st and Troost.
His latest endeavor is a cut-your-own flower farm with the usual garden-variety flowers intermingled with native prairie flowers. The farm is just west of town off K-10 Highway a few miles south of Eudora. This very personal project is also public, just like Dehaemers' art.
Visitors can create their own colorful bouquets from native prairie flowers and foliage, plus traditional garden favorites. At the same stop, they can browse through Dehaemers' studio and tour a hilltop prairie that's home to butterflies, bees and more than 100 types of plants and flowers.
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