Ladydowns Christmas trees, Cornwall: news from the summer and autumn We’ve had a busy summer and autumn and Ladydowns Christmas Trees, Penzance. The work doesn’t stop on Christmas Eve! We’ve planted our fields of Christmas...
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That’s it folks, it’s a wrap and here’s to 2019 We’re still up and selling our remaining Christmas trees – and we’ve got some great examples from our award-winning stock still looking for cosy homes (although...
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News from Ladydowns Cornwall Christmas Trees We had a memorable trip to Downing Street, London, to see our winning tree in place, in the Pillared Room. Here are some pictures from the occasion. From left to right: On arrival, quick photo before...
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News from Ladydowns Cornwall Christmas Trees It’s been darn busy at Ladydowns Christmas trees since we opened at the beginning of December for Cornwall Christmas trees. Our roadside outlet at Polgoon Wines, just off the A30 outside of...
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News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees On the back of the excellent news that a Christmas tree from Ladydowns has been chosen to stand inside the Pillared State Drawing Room, at 10 Downing Street, we were featured on Westcountry Television. The...
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News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees Every year the British Christmas Tree Growers Association holds a competition to find the best Christmas tree grown in the UK. There are different categories for each species of tree. The winner of the overall...
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News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees This summer has been challenging for anyone growing crops, and the Christmas trees have been no different. While there has been some rain recently, it’s come too late for some of the smaller trees with...
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News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees Birds like to land on the highest point. When the new leader grows, it is very tender and can be broken by a bird landing on it. These red things help the bird choose somewhere else.
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News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees We cut fresh trees most mornings. So the tree you buy tomorrow will probably have been cut down that day. Mistletoe grows in the branches of trees such as hawthorn, poplar and lime, although, in the UK, the...
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It’s muddy out there: Christmas trees Cornwall The Christmas trees Cornwall are flying out from Ladydowns, to all over Cornwall – and we’re making regular trips to the field as we grow all our Christmas trees locally Hence the...
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Cornwall Christmas trees Penzance- the wild orphans Cornwall Christmas trees, Penzance? Well, they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes, some people just don’t want some of the more interesting trees that we have on...
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Christmas crackers The Christmas cracker was invented by a London sweet shop owner called Tom Smith. In 1847, after spotting French bonbons wrapped in paper with a twist at each end, he sold similar sweets with a “love motto” inside. He then...
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