🎄The daily race to get the Mistletoe picked before the sunsets has begun!🎄
Mother nature has been kind this autumn- fingers crossed it continues! #mistletoekisses#Christmasiscoming @ Eastham, Worcestershire https://t.co/VC18e24mVa
Summer Update: In these uncertain times some things don't alter. The seasons have continued to turn and the British weather has continued to test us (giving us one of the wettest winters followed by one of the driest… https://t.co/D20v19bWZi
Maytime Mistletoe
Mistletoe is very much a winter plant. As the days lengthen the apple blossom comes into bloom - leaving the mistletoe hidden amongst the newly formed leaves. @ Eastham, Worcestershire https://t.co/Ffr4JmGS25
Christmas is coming!! 🎄
Today we made our first globe of the season.
It's been a good year for mistletoe with a kind spring giving it lots and lots of berries.
Our globes are popular at Christmas events and… https://t.co/6cM7TFrGLR
On the sunny side of the orchard, at the top of the very tallest trees we are getting our first white berries.
It will be a few more weeks until the rest follows but things are starting to get festive around here.… https://t.co/uofLn66Ja4
Sunny September - The onset of Autumn.
With the nights now drawing in - Christmas interest is starting to grow. ❄
Our Holly has had enjoyed the sun so much that it is starting to ripen a couple of weeks earlier… https://t.co/DjaUXs1ZHL
Summer Holly.
The mild spring has been kind to our Holly and it's currently laiden with berries, slowly turning red in the midsummer sun. @ Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, United Kingdom https://t.co/3AgGWq4gAM
Over Half way there.
Friday marked the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. The days are drawing in now and it's under 6 months until mistletoe's big day!🎁🌲🎅
(We are using the long days and dry… https://t.co/LCYheF23nW
Mistletoe Planting Season - Last Chance
March always feels like a month of flux, with the longer days and warmer weather Winter loses its grasp and spring starts to take hold.
It is also the time to start... https://t.co/grwRwR7Ky0
One year ago today we had 10 inches of Snow, turning our valley into a winter wonderland ❄️☃️ 🎄
With many layers on and after a warm cup of tea we headed out to harvest. ☕