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Quality Christmas trees Cornwall
Quality Christmas trees Cornwall: news from Ladydowns Christmas trees People have been pleased with the quality Christmas trees from Cornwall, bought at Ladydowns. We are still cutting trees daily, so if you haven’t got your tree yet don’t worry...
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Christmas trees Cornwall 2019
Christmas trees Cornwall 2019: getting set with Ladydowns Christmas trees We’re getting set for Christmas 2019, with just a week to go until December. We will be at Polgoon Vineyard & Orchard again, as usual this year, with the first...
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Summer and autumn at Ladydowns Christmas Trees, Cornwall
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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It’s a wrap and here’s to 2019
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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Ladydowns Christmas Trees at Downing Street
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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Cornwall Christmas Trees
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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Westcountry Television
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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The tree for Downing Street
News from Ladydowns Christmas Trees We’ve chosen the tree that will stand inside the Pillared Room, at 10 Downing Street, showcasing a piece of West Cornwall greenery in the middle of London. We’d like to thank everyone for all their...
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A winning tree
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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The dry weather and the Christmas trees at Ladydowns
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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Birds and keeping our trees safe…
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, Penzance, Cornwall
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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Mud on the Ladydowns van
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 orphans
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
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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Christmas lights and Christmas cards
Christmas lights and Christmas cards Although we love Christmas trees, especially ones grown in West Cornwall, at Ladydowns – we also have a great passion for all things festive. Christmas is one of those times of the year when...
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A few interesting Christmas tree facts…
A few interesting Christmas tree facts… The most expensively decorated Christmas tree was valued at just under £7,000,000 and was erected and displayed by the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 16 to 29 December 2010. Items of...
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Carol singing at Polgoon Vineyard
Carol singing at Polgoon Vineyard We sell Ladydowns Christmas Trees at Polgoon Vineyard, which is just off the A30 by Penzance. There will be a really festive atmosphere at Polgoon – and that’s not just from our selection of...
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Members of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association
Ladydowns: members of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association Ladydowns Christmas Trees is a member of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association (BCTGA), who promote sustainable and a benchmark of quality. With Christmas...
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Grown from a seed…
Grown from a seed… Grown from seed, a Nordmann Fir takes takes approximately 12 years to reach six foot tall. Nordmann Fir make great Christmas trees as its needles stay put for four weeks before they begin to dry out. You must...
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We have decided to open a showroom for the Garden Antiques. Also a specific Instagram site so it doesn’t clutter up Christmas tree news on here. Please follow on Instagram if you are interested in the antiques. @penzancegardenantiques
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In the spring and summer we sell a few antiques for the garden, like this ensemble of Frenchness - 2 seater bench, 19th century bistro table and supremely comfortable set of 4 French chairs from 1920/30.
Horses heads, pineapples, balls. We’ve got decorative items for gate post tops or just for wherever you like.