On Thursdays, we like to post a picture of something we've found online that inspires us to do something similar at the farm. Sort of our own blog bulletin board so that we can eventually look back and someday, hopefully anyway, recreate it...enjoy!
Since a week from today is Christmas Eve, we figured this was a good time to post this. Here is something we're giving some serious thought to, mainly because we need to start soon to plan ahead for the future.
We've been researching growing our own Christmas trees. No, not to have a Christmas tree farm like the latest Hallmark movie (though 2nd Man would love that), but instead to just use ourselves (and maybe some close friends and family) and we think this is a great way to do it. It's like a flowerbed island as we've posted other times but this one is dedicated to trees that can be grown and cut down for future holiday uses. You could even stagger the planting times so you don't cut them all down in one season.
Plus, it just looks kinda good.
There are Christmas tree farms here in our neck of the woods so we are researching which ones they grow.
Be inspired!
Or you purchase live trees for Christmas and plant them each year.
ReplyDeleteOoh! That's a great thought! Thanks!!
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ReplyDeleteRight? Ha, Merry Christmas!!
DeletePlanting several, once full grown would make for a nice wind break during the cold, wintery months, so you may want to take that into consideration on where you decide to plant the trees. Great trees for the birds to take comfort in as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny you mentioned that, we've been talking about a windbreak on the North side of the property. Never thought about using this for that too. Thanks!
DeleteIf I read you right, you'd like to grow trees to cut them down. How about growing some trees to grow on and others in pots to take in for Christmas and then, either take in again the next year, or plant in the ground after Christmas?
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun. And the windbreak that Colleen talked about would be great - it would be beautiful and fragrant while providing a break from the windy northers in winter.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in Maryland, my sister sent us small, potted Christmas trees for a couple of years. We planted them. I had to wave goodbye to the one that survived.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I read something about planting trees for Christmas trees. It seemed that buying six-year-old trees were better than three-year-old trees, or something like that. I will try to find it. I would plant 100 trees to begin with and then replace them as they were cut. I like the idea of planting trees for whatever reason.
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