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???