Poinsettias are a Christmas staple and come in a diverse array of beautiful colors and sizes, many of them available here at Van Wilgen’s. With Christmas just around the corner, many of us are looking for gift ideas for family, friends, and coworkers. Poinsettias make the perfect gift for a business Christmas party, or simply for festive decoration in the office or home, or home office!
With our Poinsettia Wrapping Station up and running for this Christmas season, it is easy to create an amazingly festive gift. Simply choose one of our diverse Poinsettia colors, and our expert gift wrapper will help you choose a complementary wrap. For an extra twist, add one of our new holiday gift cards!
Poinsettia Care Tips:
- Let the soil dry before rewatering, don’t drown your poinsettias!
- Thrive in a warm 68 to 72 degrees – limit exposure to the cold as well as drafts. No placing next to doors or open windows.
- Bright but not direct sunlight – 6 hours of indirect light per day. A sunny window is perfect!
Poinsettia varieties:
Classic Red
A deep, rich, red. An instant Christmas classic!
Classic White (Cream)
A creamy, pale white. Pairs well with classic red.
PINK
Classic poinsettia in a delicate rosy pink color!
Painted Blue
Blue spray paint on classic white, adds a unique flair.
TAPESTRY
Bright red bracts with yellow and green variegated foliage.
Jingle Bells
Huge dark red bracts splashed with cream!
Marbled
Marbled varieties can be a mix of pink, white, and red.
Princettia
A variety with bountiful and more compact bracts! Available in bright pink, pure white, and red.
Winter Rose
An older style that is growing in popularity again! Features red, wavy petals.
Which style is your favorite? We hope to see you soon!
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, what kind of Christmas tree is best for me?
For many of us, putting up and decorating a Christmas tree is a staple of the holiday season. Gathering with the family, pulling out boxes of handmade ornaments, and finding the perfect branch to put each one on is a time-honored tradition. For the truly adventurous, choosing a tree begins with a trek into our tree field with a saw in hand and seemingly limitless choices around you. At Van Wilgen’s, we carry several varieties of Christmas trees, each with unique features. To help make the choice a little easier, we’ve compiled a few quick facts about our favorite tree options.
Fraser Fir
- Pre-cut trees range in size from 4 feet up to 11 feet tall
- Needles are short, dark green with a silver underside
- Soft to the touch
- Very fragrant with excellent needle retention
- Branches are strong, making them great for heavy ornaments
Douglas Fir
- Trees are up to 8-9 feet in height
- Needles are long and light green
- Soft to the touch
- Very full shape
- Extremely fragrant – smells like oranges!
- Best needle retention
Blue Spruce
- Up to 10 feet in height
- Needles are a frosty blue color
- Sharp to the touch…Kids and pets be careful!
- Has the strongest branches, making it the best choice for heavy ornaments
- Pleasant fragrance
- Good needle retention
Turkish Fir
- A Van Wilgen Favorite!
- Up to 7-8 feet in height (6-7 feet is average)
- Dark green needles with silvery undersides
- Needles are larger and showier than Fraser Fir
- Soft to the touch
- Best fragrance and needle retention
- Sturdy branches are perfect for heavy ornaments
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Give the Gift of Gift Cards
With Christmas quickly approaching, last-minute gift-giving is increasing every day. For the gardeners in our lives, giving the gift of a Van Wilgen’s Gift Card can open the door to endless possibilities. From houseplants to annuals, shrubs to spades, decorative soap to garden statues, Van Wilgen’s has so many choices for adding a decorative touch in and around the home. A Van Wilgen’s Gift Card can take the guesswork out of finding the perfect gift.
The holiday countdown is on! If you’re on the prowl for easy grab-and-go gifts for your friends and family, we’ve got you covered! We’ve put together a few of our favorite last-minute gifts that are sure to be a hit with the gardeners in your life. Shopping has never been easier!
Poinsettia
A beautiful holiday classic, you can’t go wrong with a festive poinsettia to bring your loved ones some joy and cheer. To make things easy, you can pair your gift with one of our self-watering containers (pictured above). Click here for additional poinsettia care tips.
Houseplants
Of course, poinsettias aren’t your only houseplant choice for holiday gift-giving. With the weather turning cloudy and gray, there’s nothing better than receiving a fresh, colorful plant that can be enjoyed well past the holidays. For some inspiration, check out our festive houseplant round-up.
Gardening Tools
Whether the gardener in your life is a beginner or expert, you can’t go wrong with a collection of useful tools. Consider a trowel combined with a kneeling pad, some gloves, a watering can, and seeds to give your gardener everything they’ll need in the spring.
Sloggers
Do you know someone who gardens no matter the conditions? For the messy gardener in your life, slogger footwear is just the thing to tackle those dirty projects where a waterproof finish is a must.
Scented Soaps
As we love to tell everyone, gardening is messy! So what better way to clean up after those messy jobs than with some of our luxurious fragrant scented soaps and hand creams. These make great stocking stuffers!
Gift Cards
Still not sure what to get? For the gardener that seemingly has everything, you can’t go wrong with a Van Wilgen’s gift card. Pick one up in the store, over the phone, or online.
Poinsettias are a Christmas staple and come in a diverse array of beautiful colors and sizes, many of them available here at Van Wilgen’s. With Christmas just around the corner, many of us are looking for gift ideas for family, friends, and coworkers. Poinsettias make the perfect gift for a business Christmas party, or simply for festive decoration in the office or home, or home office!
With our Poinsettia Wrapping Station up and running for this Christmas season, it is easy to create an amazingly festive gift. Simply choose one of our diverse Poinsettia colors, and our expert gift wrapper will help you choose a complementary wrap. For an extra twist, add one of our new holiday gift cards!
Poinsettia Care Tips:
- Let the soil dry before rewatering, don’t drown your poinsettias!
- Thrive in warmth; limit exposure to the cold.
- 6 hours of indirect sunlight per day… a sunny window is perfect.
Classic Red
A deep, rich, red. An instant Christmas classic!
Classic White (Cream)
A creamy, pale white. Pairs well with classic red.
Painted Blue
Blue spray paint on classic white, adds a unique flair.
TAPESTRY
Bright red bracts with yellow and green variegated foliage.
Jingle Bells
Huge dark red bracts splashed with cream!
Marbled
Marbled varieties can be a mix of pink, white, and red.
Princettia
A variety with bountiful and more compact bracts! Available in bright pink, pure white, and red.
Winter Rose
An older style that is growing in popularity again! Features red, wavy petals.
Which style is your favorite? We hope to see you soon!
There is so much to love about the holiday season, from cozy winter nights to festive decoration. It is that special time of year where family and friends come together around the tree to share gifts and memories. We have cultivated a wide array of fabulous gifts to share with that special gardener in your life. Check out some of our favorites below!
Poinsettias
A beautiful holiday classic, you can’t go wrong with a festive poinsettia to bring your loved ones some joy and cheer. To make things more festive, you can get your Poinsettia wrapped in holiday-patterned paper.
Festive Bonsai
Who doesn’t love a bonsai tree? These little plants make wonderful gifts and add a ton of decorative cheer to any home. Our bonsai come in traditional pots with stone, as well.
Houseplants
Aside from Poinsettias and Bonsais, we have a wide array of houseplants available such as Orchids, Snake plants, Peperomia, and more. With the weather turning gray and cold, houseplants make the perfect burst of color in any home.
Gardening Tools
We have a wide variety of garden tools from watering cans to spades to shears. Every tool we sell has been handpicked for our store to help anybody further their garden, whether a beginner or an expert.
Gift Cards
Gift cards make the perfect gift for those still learning about gardening and experts who are unsure of where their gardening journey will lead them next. Pick one up in the store, over the phone, or online!
We hope to see you soon!
In our Custom Wreath Room, we’re making more than just Christmas wreaths! We’re creating custom pieces, from tree toppers and mantle pieces to garlands and tablescapes, all to help make your Christmas decorations just a little more special. With our handpicked ribbon and pick selections, we have everything you need to make this Christmas uniquely yours. Even for our crafty DIY-ers, our custom wreath room is packed with inspiration. Whether you’re looking to make this year’s wreath pop from the road, try out a themed Christmas tree, or dress up your table for the season, we can help!
We’ll be busy creating in the custom wreath room all holiday season, ready to decorate on the spot! We can design a look to make a beach house a little more festive, a farmhouse feels like Christmas, or transform your front porch into a winter wonderland. As much fun as we have while crafting and decorating for our customers, nothing is better than seeing the finished product. A tree in the living room with a topper to match a festive custom mantelpiece makes a room come alive for the holidays, whether you’re enjoying cocoa by the fire or opening gifts on Christmas morning surrounded by family. A swag of fresh greens to coordinate with roping around a front door makes friends and family feel a warm festive welcome when visiting for the holidays. When we create pieces for our customers, we are creating happy feelings and memories too!
Come visit us in our Custom Wreath Room to get inspired this holiday season!
Here at Van Wilgen’s, we want to make your holiday as easy and as stress-free as possible. Unlike other tree farms and garden centers, we offer a range of services to make your holiday worry-free so you can focus on enjoying the holiday! Here’s what you can look forward to this holiday season:
Hands-on Tree Service
We’ll help you cut, bail, and tie your perfect tree to your car for the ride home. We’ll even deliver it to the parking lot for you if it’s too heavy to carry! In a rush? We also have a selection of pre-cut trees for your convenience.
Custom Wreath and Bow Making
We love Christmas and we want you to celebrate the joy of the season just like us! Our courtyard is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. We’re busy crafting all kinds of decorations. Wreaths, bows, tree toppers, swags, and garlands, the list is endless. Come in and we can make a unique wreath to order for any color scheme or theme.
Van Wilgen Grown Poinsettias
Not your average Poinsettia! From the new ‘Princettia’ to the classic reds and whites, we have a variety of colors and sizes to choose from. Need to wrap it up as a gift? No problem, from classic wrap to stylish self-watering pot colors we have lots of festive choices.
We know holiday gift shopping can be tiring. If time is tight, you might see gift cards as an attractive go-to option. But if you’re looking for something a little more meaningful, we’ve got you covered. We’re offering a few pre-assembled gift card options for the gardener or plant lover in your life. Make shopping easy with our Gardener Kit which contains, a flower seed packet, work gloves, plantable pots, and a trowel all inside a handy holiday planter. Pair it with a gift card (value of your choice) for a meaningful gift anyone will love. We also have 6″ Poinsettia plants in self-watering containers, already assembled with a gift card for a bright gift that keeps on giving. Stop by and pick one up today. It’s that easy!