Jan 132021
 

This is the coupon code for you to save a few $ when ordering seedlings to plant or for an event.

For orders over $300 in value, use the code FIR to save 5%.

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Jan 132020
 

For discounts on seedlings in our on line store use the following codes in the circumstances described:

For a 5% discount on orders over $100, use NEEDLES

For a 10% discount on orders over $250, use NICE

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Mar 212018
 

The coupon code for a 5% discount on ordering $100 to $250 worth of seedlings is SEEDLINGS

The coupon code for ordering lots  of  seedlings is THANKYOU for a 10% discount on orders over $250.

 

 

 

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Jul 242017
 

It’s only five months ‘til Christmas.  Yes, we are already beginning to focus on that busy season.  Our on line store is now populated with trees, wreaths, stands, garland, kissing balls and so on for the upcoming season.  To get a 5% early order discount on any Christmas item ordered before November 1st, use the coupon code REDROCK.

As in most years weather has been our number one issue.  In this era of climate change, weather patterns appear and stay around for extended periods of time.  This year, so far, we’d like a few more sunny days.  After a  vacation in early March, we returned to almost bare ground and then were delivered  four feet of snow before April.  One of the results of that was that the deer ate a lot more of our Christmas trees in late winter than normal because that’s all they could get at!  In June we had almost 10 inches of rain, much of it coming down in buckets.  Wet ground everywhere, tall weeds, insects and lots of possible fungus problems.  Since we don’t use any insecticides or fungicides we keep our fingers crossed.  We have become more and more organic over the years and are nearly 100% that way, but we have never used  any insecticides or fungicides…something we are very proud of.

Of course the weather does not really affect our evergreen seedlings since they spend their first year in our greenhouses and we can control the weather in the most part…sometimes that is difficult on really hot days, but misting keeps things alive when it’s 120 degrees!  We have now operated our evergreen seedling nursery for 10 years and have almost got it figured out.  Every year our stock improves and we are better able to grow what our market demands.  We think that our seedling business has been highly successful.  Since we are both reaching retirement age this year, growing seedlings will be more of our future than Christmas trees…less work for “getting old” folks!

That said, we are going to wind down our Christmas tree and wreath operation over the next few years.  We know that some of you have been customers for our Christmas goods for more than 25 years.  Hopefully we will find some younger folks who want to take over so those traditions can continue.  In the meantime, please order early because what we will have less available for sale each year.

The most satisfying thing about our farm business is the personal touch we are able to give to the orders we send out.   Please consider our environmentally friendly evergreen seedlings for an event, whether it be a wedding, memorial, reunion, shower, fundraiser or something else.  Every tree takes a little CO2 out of the atmosphere, so we need a lot more trees!  For any seedling order over $100, please use the coupon code THANKYOU for a 10% discount.

As always, FedEx (and of course UPS) have raised their rates 5% this year, just like every year, so you will probably pay more for shipping…there is little we can do about that!  We try to combine the goods and shipping into one package where we can do it fairly for customers on both coasts. We don’t know yet if FedEx is going to add a “holiday surcharge” like UPS already has.

One of the most important items to be aware of when you order nearing Christmas and choose a delivery day  is that guarantees for delivery days stop  around the 11th of December.

As always, thank you for being supporters of Redrock Farm.  To get to our on line shopping cart use:  http://www.christmastrees.net/shop/

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Jul 262016
 
Wow! Only five months ‘til Christmas, and it was only yesterday we were shipping trees and wreaths to our great customers all over the country!

Another year is going rapidly on busy Redrock Farm and Evergreen Nursery.  Highlights of the last few months include our first brown (snow-less) Christmas in memory.  That made cutting and shipping trees much easier than normal.  The whole winter was almost snow-less and warmer than normal, but we still had a few of those 20 below nights. That killed and burned more small trees and seedlings than normal because there was no snow cover and the ground froze deep.  Spring came early with a very warm March followed by March weather in May.  No late spring frost this year so the Christmas trees are looking good at this point. This summer has been hot and fairly dry.  Who knows what we’ll get from here…one thing about climate change is to expect the unexpected.

We’ve been in the evergreen seedling business for 10 years now and learn new things every year.  Seedlings for weddings and other events are popular and we enjoy knowing that our seedlings are being planted all over the country.  We grow as many evergreen species as we can so that we have a seedling we can send to, have planted and survive in most areas of the country.  Blue spruces are our most popular seedling followed by balsam fir, Fraser fir and Norway spruce.  When you know that you are going to need some seedlings it’s best to order far in advance if you can…we run out of some species every year.  We grow several thousand fir transplants each year but can’t keep up with the demand.   Please order well in advance so that we can supply your needs.

Some adjustments to our Christmas tree and wreath prices were necessary this year because of rising shipping costs.  I could go on a long rant about shipping prices, especially on large boxes, and the fact that FedEx and UPS raise their prices 5% every year without fail, but I’ll spare you.  We’ve found it easier with wreaths and smaller Christmas items to combine the price of shipping with the item. For instance, instead of charging $35 for a decorated wreath and $15 for shipping, we’ve just made the price $49, shipping included.  We can’t do that with our popular sizes of trees because there is too much disparity in shipping prices from coast to coast and averaging the shipping cost would punish those in the east.  Rest assured that we pass our FedEx discounts on to you…we just wish we received the discounts that the big retailers get!

As always, we’ll give a discount on any tree, wreath, and other orders we get between now and November 1st.   The early order coupon code is REDROCK.   And as always, our best trees will be marked for those who order the earliest.  The address to our secure online store is  www.christmastrees.net/shop

Trees for Troops continues  to be a popular program for our customers and Redrock Farm.   In 2015 we delivered 23 trees and $481 to Trees for Troops on behalf of you!   Thanks again for that!

In the past year we have shipped Christmas trees or seedlings to every state in the U.S. so we have supporters everywhere.  Florida, New York, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania are the most popular destinations for our Christmas trees and wreaths.  The northeast is generally the destination of our seedlings, but we’ve shipped to every state except Hawaii!

We hope everyone has a wonderful fall and a joyous Christmas!  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.  rich@christmastrees.net

God Bless,
Rich and Stephanie Rockwood

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TIME TO START A NEW CROP OF SEEDLINGS

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Jun 132016
 
Mar 312016
 

These pictures were received from a bride who was very creative and beautifully displayed our white cedar seedlings as favors for her wedding.

If you are interested in the etching on the glass holder for the seedlings let me know and we’ll get your information on how they were done.

There are a lot of ways to use our seedlings as wedding favors (among a lot of other uses) but this is one of the best examples we’ve seen!

 

White cedar wedding favors

White cedar wedding favors

Special white cedar favors

Special white cedar favors

White cedars on wedding table

White cedars on wedding table

Single white cedar

Single white cedar

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Jul 082015
 

READY TO GERMINATE THE 2015-16 SEEDLING CROP

READY TO GERMINATE THE 2015-16 SEEDLING CROP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2015-16 crop of evergreen seedlings will begin germinating tomorrow!

It’s a process and lot’s of work to get to this stage.

1.  All of last year’s seedlings and potted plants are moved outside.  Those are the seedlings we are now selling.  That’s about 1200 trays of seedlings that have been moved outside.

2.  All the trays that were emptied with sales in the last year are power washed and sanitized.

3.  The greenhouse is thoroughly cleaned, power washed and sanitized.

4.  1408 trays are filled with 50 3.8 cubic foot bales of Promix BX Mycorrhizae…that’s five long days of dirty work!

5.  All the trays are seeded, many one hole at a time.  So 94336 holes have been seeded.

6.  Tomorrow morning they will be watered for the first time to begin the germination process.

LAST YEAR'S CROP OUTSIDE

LAST YEAR’S CROP OUTSIDE

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May 312015
 

These plug seedlings will be on sale until our stock has dwindled down some.  The great thing about plug seedlings is that they can be planted anytime and have very little shock because their is growing media already attached to the existing roots.

Blue spruce

Blue spruce plugs about 10 inches tall growing zones 3 to 8

Douglas firs

Douglas fir plugs about 7 inches tall growing zones 4 to 7

Ponderosa, Austrian and white pine plug seedlings

Ponderosa, Austrian and white pine plug seedlings Ponderosa pine growing zones 3 to 7 Austrian pine growing zones 3 to 8+ White pine growing zones 3 to 8

White Cedar

White Cedar plus about 7 inches tall growing zones 2 to 9

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