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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 17:46:10 GMT
Today we took our first delivery of Christmas trees.................400 of them in total. It's been very, very hard work unloading them and getting them sorted into type, size etc. Anyway, at around 4.45 a young woman came in with her son and you can imagine the look on my face when she said she'd come to pick a tree  I couldn't believe it.....there's another week to go yet before it's even Dec 1st  Anybody else putting their tree up yet  S xx |
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Post by isabella on Nov 23, 2006 18:06:46 GMT
I do believe it Susie - We have had living trees in pots for 3 weeks and the first cut trees arrived at the end of last week  I'm up to my ears in Poinsettias at the mo' - I am surprised at how many of these we have been selling  |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 18:12:50 GMT
Even our delivery book is getting full for next week  Still, I must say, our trees are exceptional this year...........and we thought they were good last year ;D ;D Poor you and the poinsettias! Unfortunately we can't keep them in an unheated glasshouse  S x |
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Post by lottielady on Nov 23, 2006 18:14:28 GMT
TWIRLY!!!!!!!!!  LLx |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 18:15:55 GMT
I know pet, don't think about it and get yourself all upset now  S x |
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Post by isabella on Nov 23, 2006 18:16:08 GMT
How lucky is that -I hate the bloomin' things I read in Garden News that there will be thousands less trees coming here from abroad this year - good news for our growers!  |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 18:21:27 GMT
All of our growers are in the UK...........infact, our spruce come from a grower only 10 miles away ;D. Our Nordmans and Frasers used to be poor but the growers are producing 1st class trees now! This also means that they are not cut down too early, i.e. mid October |
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Post by Plocket on Nov 23, 2006 18:41:12 GMT
NO WAY!!!!! Our tree doesn't go up until about a week before Christmas! If she bought a real tree won't it be virtually bare by Christmas Day? I don't approve of cut trees, but have been known to buy a pot-grown tree. Poor little cut trees!!!!!  ;D |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 18:43:04 GMT
Don't panic Plocket.....for every one of our trees cut down, five more are planted ;D. They are all low needle drop so will still look fantastic at Christmas |
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Post by Plocket on Nov 23, 2006 18:45:58 GMT
Phew! So what trees do you recommend then Susie - for not dropping needles I mean!
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Nov 23, 2006 19:08:33 GMT
The best low needle drop are Frasers, Nordman and Noble followed by either Scots or Lodge Pole pine!! If anybody tries to sell you a 'no needle drop' tree, then they are lying out of their you know what S x |
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Post by MamIDdau on Nov 23, 2006 21:08:01 GMT
We've sold a fair few already which I found amazing. Some of them weren't pot ones either so are they going to put them up already?!
The ones outside Conwy Castle have been there a few weeks now too.
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Post by magrich on Nov 24, 2006 16:50:03 GMT
I know it isn't quite the same as a tree, but the house on the corner of our road has become festooned with xmas lights. there are santas and reindeers flying all over the place . Glad it isn't my electric bill !!!
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