Kimmswick Village Greenhouse Greenhouse is in back of the The Wenom Drake House Hours Monday - Saturday 10am to 4 pm Occasionally on Sundays ring the back door bell on the house if we are not present at the greenhouse. Unsceduled closings will be shown on our welcome sign. Roadside parking is available in front of the small log out building.

Currently available at the Greenhouse: Spearment, Lavender, Rosemary, Oregano, and other Fresh plants!

In Mid October you can put plants inside on your kitchen window sill, the fresh scent will give a wonderful aroma to your home. As the plant grows, it gives you the opportunity to dry the leaves and stems for use in soups, or to sweeten the air of closet and drawer space.

WE ARE GREEN, REALLY GREEN! SO GREEN THE GREENHOUSE IS SOLAR.

The plant groups you may expect to see would include the following:

Herbs:
• Rosemary
• Lavender
• Thyme
• Tarragon
• Mint
• Basil

Annual & Perennials:
• Wildflowers
• Wave Petunias
• Salvia
• Winter Blooming Primroses
• Edelwise

The Kimmswick Village Greenhouse was envisioned as a portion of our retirement that began in January of 1992. Ken is an avid grower of plants, having worked almost 24 years at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and in commercial horticulture for 18 ½ years. We will offer plants that are both attractive and useful. Both Ken and Abby hold degrees in botany.

Named for the builder and second owner, the house was built by John Wenom in 1877. Wenom came to America from Alsace-Lorraine with his parents in 1852 at age 15. He came to Kimmswick in 1866 working first as a butcher, then a grain dealer and finally as an insurance agent. Wenom had a wife and 7 children when he built his 6-room house at age 40.

Fred Drake bought the house from the Wenoms in 1918 and opened a seasonal tourist home business with sleeping porches that he had built onto the south side of the house. He seems best remembered for the Sunday chicken dinners he served to his guests. These porches no longer exist. The current hosts, Ken and Abby Peck, opened the Wenom-Drake House B&B in December, 1992. No longer a bed and breakfast, the Wenom-Drake House was converted to The Kimmswick Village Greenhouse in December 2007.