Reply to: Xmas decorations

[Sysman]

12 days before is the proper time I think which is the weekend.

It was always the second weekend in December when I was a nipper, and I don't see any reason to make it earlier.

Of course if you are contracting away from home, you might be glad to work until the last day and concentrate on just getting home for Christmas.

A couple of times I got the last possible flight home and was glad that I had a plastic tree stashed away.

[threaded]

putting our up at the weekend. Bought the tree last week. A garden centre near us was charging 60 quid for their tall trees! Wonder how much they cost to buy in bulk? Would it be worth taking December off to seel trees?

It varies with the tree and it's genetics.

I grow trees that are clones of a 'perfect' xmas tree discovered in a wood many many years ago. It's a variety of 'Normansgran'. Most Danish xmas tree are now. I saw a field of natural conifers next to a field of these and the difference is startling.

Hardly any get through to England, or stay in Denmark really, as only the Germans can afford to buy them.

Today they're selling at a little over €35 per meter and the contractor has to cut and ship them themselves, and pay for the time of my guy measuring them as they go on the truck. (and judging from the lights in the distance, his overtime too

[BoredBloke]

putting our up at the weekend. Bought the tree last week. A garden centre near us was charging 60 quid for their tall trees! Wonder how much they cost to buy in bulk? Would it be worth taking December off to seel trees?

[cailin maith]

off to the auld sod for xmas then?

Yeah... dreading it too - lots of pent up arguments with me Ma waiting to be had

Mind you, might be good to clear the air.

[BolshieBastard]

They go up last weekend in November even though birthday is 9 days before Christmas.

[norrahe]

I'd give anything for that to be us... the thoughts of another Christmas at home

off to the auld sod for xmas then?

[cailin maith]

same same, xmas day i'll be on the french alps with plenty of fir trees around, hopefully i'll dodge them all

I'd give anything for that to be us... the thoughts of another Christmas at home

[threaded]

I take them down for Christmas, then put them back up on Twelfth Night.

I know more than one person that does that.

One couple still had their tree up in the living room in the middle of summer, all the needles had fallen off...

[chef]

We're not bothering because we're going away for Xmas.

same same, xmas day i'll be on the french alps with plenty of fir trees around, hopefully i'll dodge them all

[RichardCranium]

We're not bothering because we're going away for Xmas.

[minestrone]

12 days before is the proper time I think which is the weekend.

Girly just bought a 100 quid tree from john lewis.

[NickFitz]

I take them down for Christmas, then put them back up on Twelfth Night.

[Zippy]

Probably the end of next week.

[cailin maith]

Last Sunday morning... & the tree looks great

[FiveTimes]

decos are going up this Saturday, can't wait to see what mess I left the lights in