During fall, winter (think Christmas trees), and spring, Nunan Florist & Greenhousesin Georgetown is bustling. But come the summer months, things slow down.

Until now.

On July 29, Nunan opened an 18-hole miniature golf course and ice cream shop — Kallie’s Kones — on the large property on Route 97.

We talked with general manager Stephen Flynn Jr., 41, who developed the family business’s new venture.

Q. Why mini golf?

A. We were looking to fill that [summer] gap. Hopefully, when people come here and see what we do, it ties into both sides of the business.

Q. Development?

A. We’ve been working on it for three years. We hired an Arizona company, Castle Golf, which specializes in mini golf and we are 100 percent happy with what they did. It’s top-notch.

Q. Uniqueness?

A.The course is a walk-through gardens planted with our own annuals and perennials. And many of the plants are labeled so people can find them in the greenhouse or center at a later date. There also are waterfalls, but no structures like you’d find at another mini golf.

Q. Times and cost?

A.Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. It takes about 45 minutes to play a full round. $9 for adults; $7 for kids.

Q. Players?

A.It’s for all ages. On the early side, as soon as they can walk they can play. We’ve also had some age 55-plus groups wanting to start leagues, so we are entertaining that. There are lots of possibilities.

Q. Kallie’s Kones?

A. It used to be a fruit-and-vegetable stand and is now an ice cream shop. We carry Richardson’s ice cream, based in Middleton. It gets hot playing mini golf and then people can cool off.

It’s named for my daughter Kallie, 12, who had cancer, went through chemotherapy, and is now in remission. It’s a tribute to her.

Wendy Killeen can be reached at wdkilleen@gmail.com.