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We spent about 6 years trying our very best to create a first-generation Christmas tree farm.  We bought Christmas tree seedlings from the DEC for the first few years.  Often, we had family and friends come help plant them in the sunshine and the pouring rain, and everything in between.  We would measure, dig, plant and keep going. All by hand we used shovels, dibble bars and other various tools.  We were always in search of the best methods to plant and grow healthy, thrivi

What do you do when you plant trees hoping in 10 years you will have a Christmas tree farm? Well…you give your farm a name and make t-shirts of course! When we first bought this property and we were building our home, our daughter was 3 and our son was a colicky baby.  He was the type of baby that would have been everyone’s first and last…but he was our second so at least we got our first too lol!  I was at home with both of the kids and Matt would be at school all day.  When

Our son and I after planting our first 250 Christmas tree seedlings! For all those who are new here let me introduce ourselves-we are the Gardiner’s!  Haha, yes that is right, Matt and Tracy Gardiner. We started this small farm about 15 years ago because we love the holiday season so much and we had extra land to utilize.  We thought selling Christmas trees would be a perfect way to enjoy the holiday and become part of many family traditions that we enjoyed so much.  It was a