Deck the halls!

We are just unpacking our FRESH holly from it's packaging! Teresa was lucky enough to find a small, locally-owned farm while out in Oregon cutting evergreens that grows holly.

We are extra excited about this grower because it is notoriously difficult to get fresh holly. Growers often start cutting their holly crops months in advance in order to meet the winter season's demand. This means that by the time the holly gets to us retailers, it's already months old. This holly was cut especially for us the same day it was shipped!

Holly, like other cut flowers and greens, can be damaged by the especially cold weather we've been experiencing lately. All of the arrangements we send out of the shop are wrapped (and sometimes double-wrapped!) to protect from the cold. If you are transporting flowers or plants and they will be outside even for a short while, remember to cover them as well as you can to prevent them from freezing! Plants are especially suspect to cold damage- even winter favorites like poinsettias.

Holly adds a wonderfully smooth texture to swags, wreaths, or vases of textural evergreens. The small red berries even add a touch of color! Simple vases or vessels that you might have laying around the house can be transformed into long-lasting seasonal centerpieces by adding even just a few boughs of douglas fir, cedar, and touches of holly.