| Christmas in July is becoming more popular every | | | | Consequently, fresh balsam isn't used often for |
| year. It is used most often by retailers as a marketing | | | | Christmas in July wreaths. They are not commercially |
| tool. Many stores have Christmas in July sales. | | | | available. At Acadia Wreath Company we have sent |
| Seasonal businesses like campgrounds will have | | | | out samples of our fresh balsam christmas wreaths to |
| Christmas in July celebrations as a fun festivity. | | | | corporate christmas wreath clients in the summer |
| Campers decorate their campers and a contest is held | | | | months but we make sure they understand that it's |
| for the best decorated campsite. Traditional natural | | | | going to turn brown fast and the needles are going to |
| decorations are limited for use in the hot summer | | | | fall off quickly. |
| months but many alternatives are available. | | | | Nice natural alternatives used in Maine for Christmas in |
| Artificial or twig christmas wreaths are used to | | | | July are Maine blueberry vine twig wreaths. They are |
| decorate rather than fresh balsam christmas wreaths | | | | limited, harvested in late winter and early spring but |
| which Maine is famous for. However, the fragrance of | | | | they are beautiful. The vines are red and green and |
| freshly mowed lawns, lilacs, wildflowers and outdoor | | | | easy to add decorations to. Another popular wreath |
| barbeques don't replace the unique aroma associated | | | | choice are sweetfern twig wreaths. Sweetfern has |
| with Christmas that only balsam fir has. | | | | brown and burgundy tones and has herbal sweetfern |
| Fresh balsam boughs when cut from the balsam trees | | | | scented pods on many of the twigs. Both of these |
| during the summer months lose their needles quickly. | | | | twig wreaths are harvested in the wild blueberry |
| Most balsam boughs are harvested from early | | | | barrens in Downeast Maine. Either the blueberry vine |
| October to early December in Maine to make fresh | | | | twig wreath or the sweetfern will last for years. Place |
| christmas wreaths and christmas centerpieces. The | | | | a balsam fir pillow near your twig wreath or artificial |
| balsam boughs retain their needles best if harvested | | | | wreath and get the wonderful scent of Christmas. |
| after the second hard frost. If you have received a | | | | Lynn Jebbia is the owner of Acadia Wreath Company. |
| fresh balsam Christmas wreath whose needles have | | | | Acadia Wreath Company, based in Bar Harbor, Maine, |
| fallen off quickly its likely that the balsam boughs were | | | | handcrafts fresh Maine balsam fir Christmas wreaths, |
| harvested before the cold fall weather has set the | | | | Christmas Centerpieces and Kissing Balls which are |
| branches of the balsam fir tree. Setting seals the | | | | shipped directly to customers and corporate clients |
| branch's pores with wax and the needles will stay on | | | | throughout the United States. |
| the branch for months after cutting. | | | | |