Christmas wreaths

[forestgough]

Everywhere i look the big stores have thousands of mass produced conifer based wreaths.

I was just wondering if anyone knows the story of thier production,anybody make them in this country.

Must need a hell of a lot of materials.

[SteveA]

We make our own wreathes to supply locally, each one being an individual design from a range of materials. Our rings are woven from willow, birch, beech and/ or bramble.

 

The imported ones for supermarkets generally come from Romania, Poland, etc because the labour is cheap.

UK wholesalers for flower products, inc wreathes, have a country of origin.

 

What the general public seem generally unaware of is that there have been/ and still are human rights abuses, serious health issues & big environmental impacts via alot of cheap supermarket flower products.

 

cheers, steve

[Marko]

We make spruce and holly wreaths for 'the trade'. They go out blank and the florists then decorate them to their suit their own customer budgets and taste.