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for Theodore Kniffing
Bonnie Shoultz
March 27, 2019
Dearest Teddy...I miss you always and hope you and my Jack are tending the roses in heaven together.
Love always,
Bonnie Shoultz
Barb Waller
March 26, 2019
Ted, my dad (Gary Vinton) misses you every single day, and celebrates the time and friendship you shared.
XO-
Barb Vinton-Waller
Margo O'Donnell
April 26, 2014
Ted, I will miss you're kindness, generosity, and knowledge. You are irreplaceable.
Carlynne Allbe3e
April 26, 2014
Ted was such a nice man. He patiently answered our questions, whether we were a customer at his nursery or whether it was at one of the East County Rose Society meetings. He is already missed.
A beautiful image, for a lovely man.
Robin Rivet
April 19, 2014
Special thanks to the family for such a lovely memorial service. Forever and ever, I will remember Ted dancing at that party at the nursery! Ted always came through for me (and our clients) so many times when I managed the Cool Communities Shade Tree program. It was a daunting challenge. I recall him personally handling the delivery of a mulberry tree to a training site (around 7:00am), when another nursery didn't show up as promised. His knowledge, helpful attitude, and genuine humanity were always refreshing, and his entire staff reflected that personal touch. I also feel very fortunate to have seen him so animated just weeks before his passing when the nursery hosted the California Rare Fruit Grower's picnic and tour. RIP Ted. You'll be missed.
April 16, 2014
Our Thoughts and Prayers go with you in your time of Loss. Ted was a great asset to our industry and a genuinely kind man. The Peacock Family
Lavon Jones
April 10, 2014
He was our terrific guest speaker at the Blossom Vly Garden Club a few months ago. Spoke to him 2 wks ago and he asked when he could come back! A walking Encyclopedia who truly gave of himself. We asked him some tough ones, and he would nail it! He will be sorely missed for a long long time. Lavon Jones
April 7, 2014
On behalf of Hydro-Scape, We send our condolences and prayers to the Kniffing family during this difficult time. The industry has surely lost a special craftsman of his trade. R.I.P Ted.
Loren Godes-Sales
April 5, 2014
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE KNIFFINGS FAMILY TREE THANK YOU VICKI ROBINSON
April 5, 2014
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO WE LAUGHED AND REMEMBERED FROM NEAR BLOSSOM ST TO BLOSSOM VALLEY THANK YOU VICKI ROBINSON
Carol Rose
April 5, 2014
My yard is truly lovely thanks to Ted and all the landscaping provided by Kniffings nursery. He was always available to share his knowledge. He came to my home for a Blossom Valley Garden Club meeting to talk
about roses and for several hours he answered everyone's questions not related to roses.
A kind and gentle man. My most sincere sympathy to Eva and family.
April 4, 2014
Mr Kniffing has graced our yard with many roses.We will miss his smile and knowledge at our Nursery visits. A true man of God. May he rest in Prace. The Burk Family
April 4, 2014
A wonderful man, a great person and a dear friend, he will be greatly missed but always remembered.
Dave Diehl
April 3, 2014
Bruce and I have many fond memories of Ted including the time he went with us on our Japan garden tour. To our surprise he spoke Japanese and told us he learned the language when he was in the service. He was a wonderful travel companion and a dear friend. If there is a sushi bar in heaven, may Ted always have a place there to enjoy one of his favorite meals. Friends always, Sharon and Bruce Asakawa
Barb waller
April 3, 2014
On behalf of my dad, Gary Vinton, we offer Ted's family our most heartfelt condolences. My dad shared many, many memories and moments with Ted, & his heart is truly broken. Wishing you love and time to heal your pain. Xo, Barb Vinton Waller
April 2, 2014
One of my most important mentors and teachers of gardening...............Ted always took the time to teach me about plants and the business of landscaping when I started out.
I will miss him so much, especially that smile and sense of humor !
Our thoughts and prayers to the Kniffing Family..
Tony Barnaba
Greenridge Landscape Inc.
Cynthia Cramer
April 2, 2014
Dearest Kniffing Family,
I was blessed to get to know Ted because Ted was always generous to the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College. I was simply a volunteer at The Garden, yet Ted treated me as a special visitor. He was a true classic.
This can be a difficult time for all of you now, but may you still dwell on Ted's joy. And call on Our Lord for strength and endure on God's love.
April 2, 2014
All of us at JCMS Landscaping will miss Ted's smile and his incredible kindness over the years. We express our deepest condolences for the entire Kniffing family during this sad time and keep you in our thoughts. We will remember Ted fondly and also share in your loss. Sincerely, Your friends: Mark, Les, Gabe, Jesse, and Michaela
April 2, 2014
So sorry to hear the news about the passing of Mr. Ted Kniffing. Our condolences. Ted was a man with many good traits: Charismatic, Generous, Humble, and very lovable. Our yard is filled with his plants and flowers. His flowers always made us better, happier and they are sunshine, food and medicine to our soul. It was a pleasure the years I worked with Ted and the family. I learned so much from this talented and gifted man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Ted, you will be missed but never forgotten. I will plant a tree in his Honor.
Janice Barnard-Carson
April 2, 2014
I am saddened by the loss of a very nice man. My thoughts, prayers and best wishes are with Eva and the rest of your family. He will be missed.
Gladys Tully
Frank Zottolo
April 2, 2014
How sad to learn the felling of one of our mighty oaks! As my primary nurseryman, Ted was the guy to get plants, trees, etc. to make my designs literally come to life; quality materials from a quality business from a quality man who loved his work to the end. Your knowledge and talents, I pray, will one day be put towards transforming the earth into the paradise where perhaps we will work together again. Maybe you'll find that yellow spathodea we, for years, have been looking!
Fausto and Toni Palafox
April 1, 2014
Our thoughts of comfort for Eva and your family. May memories of Ted's smile and laughter help you during this time.
Bonnie Shoultz
April 1, 2014
A forever candle in your name.....Love you Ted...
April 1, 2014
To one of the best friends Jack and I ever had and how I will miss you. I pray you and Jack are together in God's gardens and making all those beautiful blooms together. I love you "Teddy" as I always called you and made you smile...but you always smiled anyway just like my Jack. My love and prayers are with Eva and all the family.....and I promise to be better about seeing them in the months ahead....Rest in Peace dear Ted and hug my Jack for me............Love Bonnie Shoultz
April 1, 2014
How do we remember someone? It could be in great things accomplished but my recollection of Mr. Knifing are two small but revealing things I have observed. Faithfully arriving in church and pausing to write a check ("where your heart is, there your treasure also is") and trusting me, a stranger, to pay later when I left my wallet at home. His devotion to his wife also was easily seen.
Bill/Vicky Dawson
April 1, 2014
My wife and I send our sincere condolences to the Kniffing family. Ted offered many helpful hints and ideas on landscaping our home dating back to your nursery in Spring Valley (across from Mt. Miguel H. S.). We were not only customers, but considered Ted and Eva our friends. Rest In Peace Ted.
Our Warmest Condolences
Bill and Vicky Dawson
April 1, 2014
My sincere condolences to the Kniffing family. Ted inspired me to be a better gardener and was the ultimate experienced rose source. He was a kind and gentle man and it was fun just talking to him at the nursery. I will miss him but will remember him always as I take care of my roses the way he taught me. May he rest in peace. God bless you all.
Ricci McBurney, La Mesa
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