We had real for the first couple of years but got fed up of the mess. We paid a lot of money for an artificial one which looks very realistic and have been using it for about 20 years. Money well spent even if it does seem to be heavier each time I have to get it out of the attic!
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To be honest, Brumbull, I probably only took the pic cos it looked so naff.
Kef, the times I would like to do that. . . . . . way too numerous to count!
David, that truly is an horrific tree! Why would someone deck their house in 'seasonal pink'???
OMG wouldn't venture again into a GC which was trying to sell a tree like that one
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Our tree's first Christmas
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The pink tree isn't my choice, but I can imagine little girls loving the Barbie pink.
We had real for the first couple of years but got fed up of the mess. We paid a lot of money for an artificial one which looks very realistic and have been using it for about 20 years. Money well spent even if it does seem to be heavier each time I have to get it out of the attic!
My tree, looks the same each year.