March, what are those reindeer up to this month?

Posted on 20th March 2018 at 14:17

This month we meet Holly.

Holly is the oldest of our female reindeer. She is the Mum to all our youngsters,

Holly, on the left, with Hazel.

February with the reindeer

Posted on 21st February 2018 at 15:33

This month I will give you a little insight into the history and character of NOG, one of our oldest reindeer.

A Year in the life of our reindeer. January

Posted on 31st January 2018 at 14:06

The dictionary explanation of Reindeer (plural reindeers) :- A deer of the tundra subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. Both sexes of which have large branching antlers. Most Eurasion reindeer are domesticated and used for drawing sledges, as a source of milk, flesh and hide. Called Caribou in North America.

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.