Blue Haze Farm

Holly is a  "different"  Christmas gift with both religious and secular significance that lasts through the holidays. Send to friends, relatives, customers or clients. It does not grow in cold or warm climates, so it makes for a special gift.

Our packages of English Holly are shipped by ExpressPost or Expedited Post  to almost anywhere in Canada or U.S.A.   We ship to safe locations, request a signature, or send a card for pick-up at the local postal outlet  ....  holly is sensitive to freezing and overheating and should not be left outside in cold or very warm conditions.

Our boxes contain about 1 1/2 pounds of holly in a gift box ( approx. 12, typically  1-foot long sprigs, dipped to preserve them, well berried).  The actual amount of holly varies with the weight of the berries .. more berries, fewer pieces.

Unless otherwise requested, we try to have  the shipment  arrive in early to mid-December, giving the recipient time to enjoy it during the Christmas season and for a week or 2 afterwards.  It has been dipped to help preserve it and if the recipient follows instructions included with the holly it should keep for several weeks.  If it arrives early it can be kept cool i.e. in the refrigerator, until ready to display. If we send it too late there is no time to ship a replacement should it run into a snowstorm in the East or somehow get delayed and get frozen.  Blackened holly has been frozen by being delayed in an heated building or truck, possibly overnight.

If we ship by Express Post we will guarantee it to be in excellent condition or we will rush another box if there is time or refund your money.   Shipping by Expedited Post is often satisfactory, particularly to areas not subject to below freezing temperatures.  However, travel from airports is now usually by truck and boxes travelling long distances, particularly if left in outside group boxes, may be frozen, which turns holly black.  

At the farm  in Metchosin:  $4.00/lb, dipped to help keep it fresher.  8:00 pm till dark.  Self serve if we're not nearby; bring change.  3817 Duke Road in Metchosin.  250-474-5043.  For more details on how to reach us, check the fruit part of this website.

An interesting little book with a Christmas flavour, if you are looking for another small "Christmas" gift  is "The Holly Wreath Man" by Christopher Scanlan & Katharine Fair.  You might like to check it out at their website, and perhaps even order it : Go to www.hollywreathman.com. 

Click here to order a wonderful holly Christmas gift of holly.

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