Ahhh...the scent of the holidays.  There is nothing like the scent of fresh cut greens to get you in the mood for decorating.  For the past 13 years I have had the joy of cutting fresh greens right off the Garland Nursery property.  Douglas Fir, Incense Cedar, Giant Sequoia, Redwood and Holly to name a few.  Our wreaths and garland come freshly made by local family businesses, one with which we have a 20 year relationship. They also bring us fresh cut Juniper and Noble Fir from the higher regions of Oregon.
 
For your friends and relatives further away we do ship wreaths.  A nice tidy package with a fresh green wreath a bright red hand made bow and a gift card with your greeting is enclosed.
 
We are proud to have locally grown cut and living trees as well.  If you are looking for a snowy white holiday we hand flock the tree that you pick or you can select from the trees that we already have flocked for you.
 
Please come by and see us at our Holiday market place.  Grab some cider and enjoy all the scents of the season. 

 

There are many ways to add interest to the garden in winter. In the often gray Pacific Northwest, the addition of winter blooms and berries can glow like gems. Witch Hazels, Daphne, Sarcococca, Winter-blooming Heather, Hellebores, Winter-blooming Camellias, Viburnum Dawn, Pansies and Primroses all provide winter flowers and often fragrance too. For berry color, try adding Holly, Cotoneaster, Viburnum, Pernettya, Nandina, Strawberry Tree, Beautyberry, Snowberry, Coralberry, Lingonberry, Crabapple, Hawthorn, or Dogwood.
Consider planting conifers with gold, blue or smoky purplish foliage and plants with interesting bark. Many conifers can look like living sculptures and come in a wide array of sizes and forms.  Walk around your garden in winter and see where you'd like to add more structure or where you'd want to screen out unwelcome views. Look out your windows to see where you'd like to add color. Consider providing berries and cover for birds. Keep textures in mind, contrasting glossy leaved evergreens with needled conifers, colorful twigs and graceful ornamental grasses. Replant containers in prominent places with interesting evergreen shrubs, perennials or grasses and pansies for a little color. Though more subtle than the other seasons, the garden in winter can still put on a good show.