Tis the Season to Deck the Halls with American Grown

This holiday season, we’re all feeling a need to add a little extra holiday cheer to our homes. There’s simply no better way to make that happen than decking the halls with flowers and foliage from America’s farming families!

You can use American Grown flowers and foliage to create multiple small arrangements placed throughout the house, adorn your mantle, create textural garlands or design swags and wreaths. The possibilities are endless.

Looking for inspiration! Continental Floral Greens, an American foliage farm with locations in Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, California and Florida has created a  Christmas Décor Guide on Instagram with ideas on how to deck you halls with garlands and greens from table settings to banisters to porch designs.

Interested in delving deeper into the world evergreens. Read Florists’ Reviews latest November issue highlighting winter evergreens. The feature article touches briefly on the history of the use of evergreens and goes into a comparison between Northwestern evergreens and Southern evergreens. Bonus content includes a guide on how to care for your evergreens this season, not matter what type you prefer.

North Evergreens from Continental Floral Greens & South Evergreens from Fern Trust

The most frequent question we get is where and how can I buy American Grown? This holiday season, our farms are making it easy to source domestically with a host of specials and programs designed to help you affordably bring fresh winter foliage and floral joy to your home. And florists, they’ve got offers for you, too! Check out the resources below and place your orders today to bring the winter season to your home or send some of the American Grown blooms and foliage as gifts!

The Bouqs Company is a farm-direct floral ordering website that partners with many farms who use sustainable practices. They have several arrangements available in the Winter Collection from American farms. Just scroll down the page to learn more about which farm they source from. Here are a few.

Berry Festive from Sun Valley Floral Farm; Noble Fir Garland from Continental Floral Greens; Holiday Sweater from Mellano & Company

Harmony Harvest is shipping holiday swags and holiday DIY boxes, and they go out via FedEx within two business days of ordering. Choose your favorites and more at https://www.hhfshop.com/collections/holiday-greens.

Menagerie Farm & Flower has field grown garden roses and specialty cut flower available seasonally (Mar – Nov) with national shipping as well as specialty cut tulips, peonies, flowering branches and more. Currently they have a collection of wreaths.

Florabundance, a floral wholesaler, has taken the extra step of helping florists and retailers find the best selection of seasonal blooms and greens from American farms by creating a Certified American Grown section on its website (bulkwholesaleflowers.com/flower-varieties/certified-american-grown/). Gift cards are also available at bulkwholesaleflowers.com/flowers/give-the-gift-of-flowers/.

Stargazer Barn offers an assortment of farm fresh floral arrangements shipped directly from Sun Valley Flower Farms in Arcata, CA using their signature lilies, tulips and more. Winter collection is coming soon!

Stargazer Barn Winter Collection

The Floral Source is offering an incredible curated winter greenery box from Fern Trust. The greenery boxes include numerous possibilities from Gold Tip Cedar, Princess Pine, Carolina Sapphire to Magnolia and more. Plus, Shore will be live on Instagram @thefloralsource throughout December providing tips on how to create with these long-lasting greens. ***Wholesale account required.

The Floral Source Winter Foliage Box from Fern Trust

Albin Hagstrom & Son is offering bulk greenery, mixed greenery boxes, wreaths, garlands and more. Choose one for your home or to send as a gift at albin-hagstrom.com/shop.

Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers is selling a variety of protea wreaths that arrive fresh and can last for years in dried form. See all the designs at their Protea Store.  

Resendiz Brothers Wreaths

Above are just a few resources to shop for American Grown this season. There are many more farms as well that delivery locally only. Check out our directory to find a farm near you!