Author: Mark O'Hanlon

Spruce Bundles

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All the 2025 season spruce bundles have now been allocated.

We are already taking orders in for the 2026 wreath making season but, if you want to wait until nearer the time please diary 1st Oct for a strict 20th Oct cut off for payment to be included in our significantly cheaper wholesale order. We will order some more for retail sales but these will be limited and sold on a first come first served basis as, unfortunately, we can no longer reserve any stock that hasn’t been paid for.

If we do happen to have any left over from our own wreath making these will be made available late November. Please keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/wreathsupplies or https://wreathsupplies.co.uk/shop/foliage/fresh-spruce-foliage/ for any news.

Order wreath making spruce

Green Teasels

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Yes, we do grow teasels as a crop on our Rustical Farm in West Lancashire! Predominantly they are harvested to be dried for Christmas wreath decorations (see teasels) but, when in season, they are also available as a freshly cut stem for flower arrangements. £4 for ten stems which will be a minimum of 300mm long.

We only cut our farm fresh foliage to order and be gather them as close as we can to your collection appointment so they are as fresh as can be.

Gathering willow sticks for decorating wreaths

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It may be winter outside but in my heart it’s time to get out there and start cutting willow.

Yes it is early January, but for those who want a sustainable alternative to cinnamon for making wreath and garland decorations for use next winter now is the time to get outside gather and cut to length your willow rods, whips, withies, wands, stems, or sticks. If you don’t get them cut before the buds start to swell they really don’t look as good.

A little effort now is well worth it as cinnamon is getting to be very expensive so if you are going to buy it, save it for the potpourri.

We grow and harvest our own willow whips from the farm and cut them to length as soon as possible. They are dried indoors in trays for at least a year. A bit of effort but a truly sustainable, locally grown product can be offered at half the price of the cinnamon alternative. The diameters of our 10cm willow sticks range from 25mm down to 3mm just like the cinnamon packs so can be used singularly or bundled depending on the size of the wreath being decorated.

Wrap up well and save some money!

Fresh Wreaths 2024

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The order book is now closed for spruce bundles (there may be some available later but this cannot be guaranteed).

We are still taking orders for undecorated fresh spruce wreaths in 10″, 12″ 14″ and 16″ and also fresh 10″ holly wreaths.

Please book early as our capacity to meet popular collection dates usually gets booked up quickly but we will always try and help if possible. Please try and have your orders in by the end of October at the latest.

Our fresh wreaths and foliage is collection only from Hesketh Bank, Lancashire – there are no exceptions so there really is no need to ring and check!

Wholesale plain holly wreaths
Wholesale plain holly wreaths

Order book open for 2024 fresh wreaths

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Orders are now being taken for fresh wreaths, 5kg spruce bundles and bulk holly.

To avoid any disappointment especially around the early collection dates please ensure you do get your orders in as soon as possible. Capacity is always limited so once it is allocated there is little we can do.

All fresh wreaths, spruce, holly and foliage is collection only from PR4 6RR. The website shows ‘out of stock’ to prevent internet orders being received.

We wholesale plain wreaths to the trade who then adorn them to suit their own customers tastes and pockets. The prices shown are the best we can do. There is no further discount available.

BLANK SPRUCE WREATHS
Production of plain spruce wreaths usually starts mid November. Collection dates around this time go quickly. A minimum order of 10 wreaths applies. We make spruce wreaths in 10″, 12″, 14″ and 16″

BLANK HOLLY WREATHS
Production of plain holly wreaths usually starts 1st December. Collection dates around this time go very quickly. A minimum order of 10 wreaths applies. We only make holly wreaths in 10″.

SPRUCE BUNDLES
Orders for spruce bundles need to be received by mid October. Price TBA but hopefully around £10 each

More details on all our fresh wreaths and foliage are on https://wreathsupplies.co.uk/product-category/fresh-wreaths/

Fresh Spruce – Latest

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Status as at close of play 30th October

We have now sold out of 5kg spruce bundles.

We have very limited capacity remaining for plain spruce wreaths. Please don’t delay if you have not yet ordered.

We still have capacity for Holly wreaths.

Apologies for any disappointments – the early birds have got the worms this year.

Red ‘Silk’ Poinsettia back in stock

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We have managed to get a new batch of the red polyester poinsettia flower picks. They have gone up (again) in price and they are not the same premium quality even though they share the same HF001 code.

As artificial wreath flowers go, they are undoubtedly still a decent wreath pick but, I would conclude them to be not quite the bargain they previously were.

Box of red poinsettia
Box of 144 red poinsettia wreath picks

Parcelforce price rises 2nd Oct 2023

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Unfortunately we have had to increase the cost of postage calculated by the website to reflect the latest price increases from Parcelforce.

If it is practical for you to do so, make an appointment and come and visit us in person on the farm, save the postage and stock up on all the heavy stuff like wreath frames, stub wire and binding wire which all now costs a small fortune to pack and post.

Parcelforce prices 2nd October 2023
Parcelforce prices 2nd October 2023

2023 Price Rises

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We are seeing more significant price increases coming through in this season’s new stock. Items that stand out are the artificial flowers, pine cones and stub wire. If you are selling your wreaths and grave pots then set your prices accordingly or adjust your designs as each decoration is becoming an expensive consideration. The only good thing to come out of it is that it does make our home grown natural decorations even more attractive.

I have had to increase the website prices of new stock as received but where we have plenty of existing stock I have put this on ‘sale’. For example, 9″ 19g stub wire is at the new price but there are big savings to be had if you can use thicker 18g or the thinner 20g or 22g.