Robert and Delwyn Walraven began business west of Hills 30 years ago. Wally's Nursery began with bedding plants and expanded to nursery stock and landscaping. During the Christmas season, they sell Christmas trees.
Wally's Nursery typically orders 250 evergreen trees during the Christmas season. "Some years we sell them all. Some years we are stuck with them," said partner Delwyn Walraven.
The Walravens transport their stock themselves from Maryland, Wis., usually the second week of November. "Usually the week of Thanksgiving people start buying trees, but this year the week before was busy. It was a change of pace," Delwyn said.
He said Christmas trees used to be mostly Scotch pine, then customers switched to white pine. The current trend is the Frasier fir. Trees vary in price for $30 to $60, depending on height.
Wally's Nursery flocks approximately 50 to 60 trees a season. "Either people like them or they don't like them," Delwyn said. He usually flocks trees the traditional white, but has also flocked in pink and blue.
Wally's Nursery also sells wreaths, poinsettias, and roping. The business is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 on Saturday and 1 to 5 on Sunday.