A LITTLE ABOUT OUR WREATHS
(as well as a little long winded)

First off, we are proud to say, all our wreaths are made by Americans and all tips that we use are grown right here in the "Good Ole" U.S.A."

In this day, even the wreath business is experiencing "Off Shoring" Every year more and more Maine wreath companies (whether big or small) are importing wreaths and tips from Canada . We have nothing against Canada (heck, we have relatives and good friends that live there) but we firmly believe that when you buy a Maine Wreath it should be "Made in Maine" by "Americans".

All of our wreaths are made from fresh Balsam Fir, with some styles having accents of cedar and/or white pine.

You will find that Balsam Fir is the most aromatic of all the fir. this fresh woodsy scent is sure to fill your home with the aroma of Christmas.

All of our wreaths are, hand tied, doubled sided, and suitable for outside display (unless noted otherwise).

You will find that all of our wreaths are of the highest quality found anywhere. Take for example our 24" wreath (our most popular size) weighs around 6 to 7 lbs and has a thickness of approximately 6", compare this to even the "high end" mail-order wreath that weighs around 3 lbs and is 2 to 3 inches thick, and you begin to see the difference in quality.

However, there is a lot more involved in the making of a high quality wreath and it all starts literally from the ground up.

All of the trees that we harvest tips from are grown right here on our farm. These plantations are used exclusively for balsam tip production.

It takes about 6 years for a tree to reach the right size for tipping, during these growth years and through out the productive period of the trees, the plantations are thinned of all weed trees. As the balsam trees grow, they are high -graded to give only the best quality trees plenty of room to grow. The process of thinning also allows the sun to reach all sides of the tree this produces the beautiful thick crop of tips that our wreaths are known for.

Another measure that is necessary for a quality wreath is that no tips can be harvested until the needles have "set", this means we must wait until the night temperatures have been in the low 20's for a minimum period of 5 consecutive nights. The cold temperatures cause the sap in the trees to go into the ground, and the needle sacs to contract, which holds the needles tight. This insures that our products do not shed their needles and last intact well past the Christmas season.

We do not mass-produce thousands and thousands of wreaths yearly, nor do we stockpile our wreaths; we are a small family business that prefers "Quality over Quantity" and plan to stay this way. This allows us to give special attention to every single wreath, to make sure that the wreath you receive is always fresh and of the highest quality. In most cases, your wreath is less than 24 hours old when shipped to you.

Although this section is a little long winded, we do hope that you have a better understanding of what sets our wreaths apart.

We do encourage you to compare our products against others.

We are so sure that you will be pleased with your Northwind Farms Wreath that we proudly back up every product with our 100% satisfaction guarantee.