Mistletoe & Holly

[Mikey]

No not a song....

Who gathers their own at this time of year?

I've ear marked some holly, but the mistletoe is proving elusive.

I decided that I might try and make my own door wreath this year, I have a false one but its not the same. If you do make your own what do you put in it?

2 questions in 1

[veggiechicken]

No to mistletoe but I keep meaning to rub some berries into my old apple trees (could be a money spinner )
Sometimes pick holly from the garden........this year maybe
Wreaths - not arty enough but here's someone who is - http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ath_76262.html

[Mikey]

I hadn't planned on incorporating fat balls, I quite like my door step.

[scarey55]

Tons of mistletoe here, let me know if you need any - postage might be a bit steep though

[PyreneesPlot]

Lots of mistletoe here too. No holly - I planted some in a mixed hedge three years ago and it is now nearly as tall as my ankle so not quite ready for harvesting!

[Mikey]

That made me laugh PP., forever the optimist.

[julesapple]

Shedloads of mistletoe hereabouts - in all the apple trees. I'm trying to think where there's some very close to me - would it survive the bashing in the post? Although I'm a bit thing about climbing the trees - I'm not very good at it.

[Mikey]

Thank you kindly for the offer, though I wouldn't trouble you to post some. I'm sure there'll be some out there I simply need to keep my eyes peeled and have a bag ready.

I don't mind climbing trees, I say climbing I mean stretching. Anymore than 2 metres off the ground in a tree and I freeze.

[Kleftiwallah]

Just what I did, rubbed berries on our apple trees. Got three large 'clumps' of mistletoe now. Going to hang sprigs on peoples knockers Christmas eve again at dead of night.

Cheers, Tony.

[Mikey]

I hope you mean door knockers tony!!

[Bren In Pots]

We'll be collecting a bit of holly to go on the mantelpiece haven't seen any mistletoe around here for years unless you count that in the greengrocers

[poly]

I�ve not found and Mistletoe here either but I�ve had a go at making a wreath for the first time this year

I used �whippy� willow stems plated together to make a round-ish hoop.
No idea if it will be ok but I found some moss growing in a shady spot in the garden which I�ve used instead of sphagnum moss to cover the willow hoop, it�s held in place by green Twisty Tie. My greenery is a mixture of Tree Ivy, Eucalyptus, Holly, Bay and a little Pittosporum. With a few sparkly pine cones and a few red flowers from an old candle decoration I took apart. It looks ok, although a little big and not quite round! I really like the berries and seed heads on the Holly, Ivy, Eucalyptus and Bay.

Skimmia might do too and I�d have used Christmas tree branch trimmings if I�d had any to hand

[Nicos]

tons and tons here too...gawd you've got to spend half yr time avoiding the snoggy stuff in case one of the locals tries to grab a kiss!...

...yeh...I wish!

[julesapple]

Just what I did, rubbed berries on our apple trees. Got three large 'clumps' of mistletoe now. Going to hang sprigs on peoples knockers Christmas eve again at dead of night.

Cheers, Tony.

I won't tell you what we once hung on people's door knockers & letterboxes in the dead of night

[Nicos]

come on jules...you can't say that and then say absolutely nothing!!!!...maybe perhaps some innocent thing???