Farm Update

We continue to prep our ground for planting in the early spring. The lack of rain has made this a little more tedious than usual, but it's not anything that a few lines of sprinkler pipe won't remedy.
Our seeds are now sown and growing in the greenhouse. They should be big enough to plant in early April. The warmer weather has brought on various weeds in our fields so we have been busy trying to eradicate them before they produce seeds.
Our crew is busy producing spring items, such as nests, baskets and floral & herbal wreaths. We are also working on exciting new ideas and designs for Mother's Day.

Creekside Farms Expands Product Line

Birdhouses, pottery, lavender soaps and lotions, jars, and more are all coming soon to our website. We are expanding our line of products to include garden inspired gifts in a new tab: Home & Garden. The items will not only make great gifts, but are products that you’ll want for yourself! Gardening is a passion for many of us at Creekside Farms, and we have found excellent products with gardens in mind to compliment our natural line of wreaths.

Under the Specialty Wreaths tab we are also adding natural branches. Look for all of these new items to accent and beautify your home.

Holiday Production

Creekside Farms is busy manufacturing thousands of wreaths destined to travel throughout the U.S. Our focus for the month of December is producing high quality wreaths, and fulfilling orders for our catalog companies, corporate, retail and wholesale customers. Most of our energy goes into creating and shipping our wreaths. We were also able to harvest the last of the late blooms, because we did not get a hard frost at the end of November nor beginning of December. Our fields require little maintenance during the winter months, although we continue to hand weed to keep the weeds in check. Our facility is filled with Christmas greenery aroma and the buzzing of a Santa's Workshop. We enjoy our "Santa's Wreath Workshop" and welcome visitors.

November Harvest

November is upon us and we are getting our last harvest of the few herbs that flower late into fall. The crop that blooms the latest is our Salvia Leucantha (Mexican Sage). The deep purple velvety flower spikes dry well and add great color to many of our wreaths. It will continue to flower until about mid November, when we will go through and do our final cutting. Marjoram is another herb that flowers into late fall. We will get our last cutting of marjoram before the weather turns too cold. Our warm weather in late October allowed us to get these late harvests. Our herbs will be mixed with different greenery to create some of our holiday wreaths, while the majority are stored for spring and summer use.

Drying Our Herbs

Have you ever wondered what is involved in drying our herbs? When a crop is ready it is hand harvested by our crew who tie the herbs into small bunches. The bunches are then gathered and brought into the warehouse where they are hung on wire racks to air dry. When the days are shorter and the temperatures start to dip, we may also use a drying chamber to completely dry the herbs. Typically, depending on the herb, it takes about two weeks before the bunches are fully dried. After drying, the herbs are carefully packed into large boxes for storage until they are needed for our next wreath creation.

Support Our Troops Wreath

We have designed a new wreath to help support our troops. The wreath will be available on our website starting July 5th. This beautiful wreath has a wonderful blend of natural herbs and is decorated with lavender, feverfew, straw flowers and fresh bay. We have added a yellow ribbon to show support for our troops. For every wreath purchased Creekside Farms will make a $10 donation to benefit wounded service men and women. If you or someone you know has a family member serving in the military, this will not only make a lovely gift, but will also make a difference.

We had a nice visit today from some local Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Pictured here with their bouquets are George, Lili Beth, Wendy, and Summer. In the back row we have Bernadette, Kristian, and Arlen. Thank you for visiting, we had a great time!