Archive for November, 2008

Holiday Hero’s Wreath contest

Join the fun. Make a Wreath to enter the City of Honolulu’s 23rd Annual Holiday Wreath Contest.  Don’t delay. Pull out last year’s wreath base. Gather all the flowers, ribbons and decoration. Let’s get started. Entry will be accepted December 1, 10 am to 5 pm.

Heros’ Wreath Contest
Honolulu City Lights

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Table top Christmas Topiary

Table top Christmas topiary

Our table top Christmas trees are hand crafted with Christmas greens, fillers, ribbons and decoration. They are about 1.5 to 2 feet tall. Perfect for family with small children and pets where worry of them pulling down regular size floor standing Christmas trees.

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Locally grown Norfolk Christmas tree in Hawaii

We thought going to the tree farm, pick and cut our own Christmas tree is out of the question when we live in Hawaii. That’s before we heard about Helemano Farms in Wahiawa, Oahu. What is missing is just the snow. (driving direction to the farm)

Christmas tree Norfolk

When you get to the farm, there are signs that will guide you to the sale pavilion. You will see them making wreaths from freshly cut trees and staff help loading the trees. You park your car. Their friendly staffs will bring you and your family down to where the trees are. Row and rows of Christmas trees grown in Hawaii is just unreal. Remember to a camera for a family photos. You pick your tree, they cut it for you and bring it back up to the pavilion. They net it and load it onto your car. And you are on your way to a tree of experience. No more needle mess to clean. No more tree drying out on you before Christmas and cause a fire hazard. More room for those keiki art ornament. Joy to Oahu. Thank you Halemano Farm.

Six reasons why I consider buying a local Norfolk Christmas Tree:

  1. Buy Hawaii first. Support our local economy.
  2. Our farmers cut and prune our Norfolks carefully so that each stump will eventually grow into another whole new Christmas tree.
  3. Our farmer cut them right there and then. No more three to four weeks old tree from the mainland. Once cut down, Norfolk trees will stay green and healthy for at least couple months.
  4. Reduce the risk of foreign invasive pests entering into our delicate island environment.
  5. You are buying oxygen for the island. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, removing and storing the carbon while releasing the oxygen back into the air.
  6. It’s fashionable. It’s our island’s favorite Kamaaina Christmas tree.

Norfolk Pines (localy grown) Tree tickets are available at our store right now. Perfect as gift from one family to another.

  • 6 ft or shorter – $40
  • 6 to 7 ft – $50
  • 7 to 8 ft – $60

It is more fun to see the tree at the farm. But if you can’t make the drive down, we can pick up the tree for you for a $12 fee and you can stop by the store for the tree.

Fresh Green Wreaths (locally made)

  • 12 in. to 14 in. – $38.99

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Happy Holiday!

Holiday season is right around the corner.  Order your flower arrangements early, so you’ll have more time to enjoy the holiday rather than busy at it.  Pin cushion is a little late this year but it definitely be ready to be part of your holiday tropical arrangement. 

Tropical Holiday Arrangment

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