January 2018

Posted on 16th January 2018 at 12:47

The madness of Christmas is behind us and now the job of pulling it all together begins...................

The Story of the Christmas Tree brought up to the time of electricity

Posted on 9th August 2017 at 15:17

As we have discovered in my previous blogs that the Christmas tree was established well before it is popularly thought that Prince Albert did, but he and Queen Victoria really took the tradition of Christmas to heart and are responsible for popularising it...

July on the Farm

Posted on 20th July 2017 at 16:18

This month is all about getting the trees into the "right" shape and making sure the plantations are weed free. Hans and Paul have been out on the tractor cutting the weeds down and Kristien has been brush cutting in the plantation next to the retail area.

June at the Farm

Posted on 9th June 2017 at 11:35

This is the month for "leader reduction". A special solution is rollered on to the very top part of the Christmas Trees to stop them becoming too long. Noone likes the star at the top of their tree to be miles away from the rest of the decorations!

May at the farm

Posted on 25th May 2017 at 13:22

See the work being done at the farm in May. They are levelling out the roads, bird sticks are going up, our trees are starting to "flush"............

The Story of the Christmas Tree continued

Posted on 2nd May 2017 at 12:58

Prince Albert is traditionally believed to have the first Christmas Tree to England in 1840 however legend suggests that it was the young Queen Charlotte.....

April 2017

Posted on 24th April 2017 at 14:38

April is a very busy month in the Christmas tree growing calendar. This is the month when the new trees are planted. Other jobs in April include fencing and preparation of new plantations and fertilising our established trees.

The First Indoor Christmas Tree

Posted on 6th March 2017 at 14:02

It is believed that in 1536 Martin Luther (the religious reformer) brought the first ever Christmas Tree indoors

March at Santa Fir

Posted on 3rd March 2017 at 11:59

March at Santa Fir is a very busy month for the boys as they are looking for new land and preparing this and some of our current plantations ready for planting.

Storm Doris

Posted on 27th February 2017 at 15:59

Storm Doris didn't last long but she certainly left her impression on Santa Fir