Let's see Christmas Trees!
We have a little Norfolk Pine that we call Rudy that we decorate for Christmas.
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irma
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Christmas trees for you to see!
Comments (1)You weren't kidding...WOW. That kept me busy most of last night. LOL. I sure enjoy the places you find for us to visit. hugs, Karen...See MoreLet's see your potted June trees and their trunks!
Comments (47)I don't have pictures of all the trunks, per se, but I took a video of my container garden for my nephews, yesterday. The latest additions are the 2 Bonanza dwarf peach trees. I need to repot both of my lemon trees. The previously light and airy 511 is packed solid in their containers, right now. It's been a couple years, so they're overdue. I need to buy some bark. . Have a great 4th of July, everyone. God Bless America. . Atheen...See MorePlease, let's see your citrus trees for March 2021!
Comments (39)@bonsai_citrus_and_indoor_gardening, I was asking the same thing not too long ago. We have two Kaffir/Makrut trees which now produce fruit year round. My favorite thing to make with them is Thai green curry paste, which uses the juice, rind and/or leaves. I make a large batch and put it into ice cube trays, freeze and then store in zip lock bags. When the craving for curry hits, we stir fry whatever meat or vegetables we have on hand, add 2 - 3 cubes of frozen curry paste with a can of coconut cream, simmer and then serve over rice. Here is the recipe for the paste: 1 stalk lemongrass 2 Tbsp Coriander Seeds 2 Tbsp Fish Sauce 1 tsp Brown Sugar 4-6 Green Chillies, deseeded (adjust as per to taste) 1 small Onion/Shallot 1-2 large Garlic Cloves 1 tsp Kaffir Lime Zest 1 tbsp Kaffir Lime Juice 1 thumb-size piece Ginger 1 cup Cilantro stems and leaves 1 cup fresh Basil stems and leaves Mix well, using a food processor, blender or by hand. I modify the recipe by amping up the juice & zest and I sometimes add in the leaves. The juice is great in savory asian dishes, but is far too strong a taste for cocktails or desserts. I use the juice with a white fish (see this recipe - https://www.blueapron.com/recipes/seared-cod-with-makrut-lime-butter), as part of Tom Yum soup, or to season and garnish Pad Thai. They are featured in many Thai dishes....See MoreCitrus trees June, 2021, let's see them please!
Comments (40)Steve, such a nice set up you have there and I will bet you don't mind fall coming at all knowing they are safe)_ Jan , thanks )) Funny how many things we have in common. Lol. It's amazing actually. I used vinyl on mines so roots can not break through . Ther is also an imperviable liner you can use to prevent that. That has been together for almost 10 years and never a problem. I never have to clean it too. Just a net to catch debris once in a while and a good filter, that is it...I love it MY fish know me well and come to the surface when I speak to them and hover at the top until I had feed them. My frog jumps on too a lily pad once I go back there and sings to me. Eats out of my hand. It's a riot. It talks to me. The neighbors, I hear you..lol I planted trumpet vine years back and it comes up every where and I noticed 5 houses done there too..lol It is very peaceful hearing the sounds of water back there and the sounds of birds. Smells so good since 90 percent of what I planted is fragrant. As lon as you keep the bottom of the pond pebble free or gravel free, so easy to keep clean. I have just a few bigger stones in there so that sweeping a net at the bottom is so easy. Many hugs to you too. Glad you like my citrus tree. I LOVE the color yellows on it. I love that bright yellow branch. You know when your trees are happy when brighter colors have no brown spots on them)) Hugs again and boy, I wonder where Brian is? I hope he is ok....See More
natesg
6 years agoWe are currently living in our rv so this is our little tree. So fun to see the others.
mamapinky0
6 years ago
Rose Pekelnicky
6 years agoThis is mine in the living room, artificial.
I made a new set of wings for the angel this year with my embroidery machine.
And this is the little artificial tree on my front porch.
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6 years ago
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
Our little Christmas tree and my Mardi Gras Santa. Mia enjoys seeing them as she lays in her heated bed.
Texas_Gem
6 years agoHubby helped me decorate our final tree today. Our wedding tree.
We were married 15 years ago in front of a Christmas tree. The ornaments on this tree are the same ornaments that hung on the tree we were married in front of, plus memorable ornaments from our life together these past 15 years.
Our wedding rings were in these boxes, and the white love birds were just above the preachers right shoulder as we took our vows.
The other trees are the family tree in the living room....
This has all of my kids handmade ornaments plus any that have been given to them. This year we got one of those "tree dazzler" lights for it, so they have had fun changing the colors out every day. It was set on candy cane when I took this picture.
The final tree is a very narrow tree in my dining room and it has all of the ornaments from my childhood, plus the ornaments I inherited from my grandmother when she passed.
Jasdip
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
DawnInCal
6 years agoWe don't put up a tree because we are usually traveling this time of year so I have enjoyed seeing all of your trees.
One year, I spent hours stringing popcorn and cranberries to put on some of the trees outside. I thought it would look fun and that the birds would enjoy the treat, but the dogs discovered the decorations and ate everything. Thank goodness neither one of them ate any of the string!
Here is a tree from Bangkok:
OK, two trees:
PROAnglophilia
6 years agoHere's mine! My DGSs got it trimmed for me late Sat - tree had been delivered and installed and gal who does my lights had them already on it. I do love a Christmas tree!
I still love having the old C-9 colored lights on mine but also use the white Italian ones as well. The star on the top (in dismal condition) was chosen by my DS when he was not yet 2 yrs old - he said a Christmas tree HAD to have a star on top. It's two layers of aluminum heavy foil, silver on back and blue on front. It used to have a thing on the back to slip down on the top of the tree - alas, long gone. I was purchased 46 years ago and has amazingly survived many moves!
Here are some pictures of some of my favorite things, I've collected since I was first married in 1966.
These are little decorated candles I bought at Woodward & Lothrop our first Christmas after we were married. They sit in small clip-on tin holders. Obviously, they are never lit, but I love the old fashioned look.
When my 2nd husband and I got engaged, I flew east to meet his family the day after Xmas. We left a couple of days later to go to their house on Martha's Vineyard for New Years. A lovely store in Edgartown, that carried traditional men's and women's clothes and some gift items, was going out of business and having a final sale. In addition to a great buy on a classic Gloverall toggle coat, I bought 4 ornaments - the last they had. The tag says they are made in England. All hand-made and hand trimmed and tag said "genuine mink" trim. Here are two of them - I especially adore the Wise Man - true treasures and irreplaceable.
I also have a small collection of Nativity scenes. The top one, belonged to my late MIL. It had lost its seal and was dusty inside, and the figures had fallen over. A local antique store restored it for me. I love the hand-carved, hand-painted figures - probably made in Germany or Austria. The bottom one includes the tatty old cardboard stable from my childhood scene, and a set of hand carved olive wood figures I bought when my children were young. I wanted them to be able to play "Baby Jesus" with them so wanted them very sturdy. The camel is way out of scale but I love it and bought it somewhere over the years. I love the C-9 light shining through the star cut-out.
Someone recently asked somewhere on GW about chandelier decorations. I tried to describe the ones my mother bought in St Louis at a florist shop in Clayton in the early 1960's. These are on a bendable wire and just sit on the candle drip cup. The leaves are fuzzy and the berries are "frosted" with something that is not sugar but looks like it. They're a bit tired but I adore them and they have been a part of Christmas for me now for many, many decades.
For me, Christmas decorating is about tradition and the history of ones life. Ornaments collected over the years, bought in museum gift stores on trips, at charity Holiday Boutiques, received as a gift from a dear friend. When I pull them out each Christmas, I clearly remember the origins of them all and once again greet these "old friends".
When my children got married, I gave them all "their" ornaments -ones I had bought for them, personalized for them, their various schools etc. Then, over the years when my late husband and I traveled, we bought ornaments in museum stores in London and Paris and gave them to them both. Of course, they have added many, many to their own collections. When my DS knew his wife had filed for divorce, when he took down the tree (they were still living "together, but separate", he carefully took his own ornaments and stowed them away. It would have broken my heart if she'd just tossed them (and she would have!).
When my children were young, I always did a very small Christmas tree in their bedroom. It had all those ornaments they had lovingly hand-made in nursery school and early years of elementary school, plus popcorn strung decades before. They loved their own little tree in the room they shared! DD has followed the same tradition with her two boys.
This is our last Christmas with my eldest grandson still at home. Of course, he will come home for Christmas from college during the next 4 years, but it's not quite the same. We're all thrilled for him (accepted at his first choice Early Decision - Cornell - Class of 2022!) but oh my, what a wrench to see this dear, dear boy/young man leave the nest. I never realized that one goes through this twice - first with ones own children and then the grands! I probably won't live long enough to see a great grandchild. It's all just gone by way too fast, and Christmas nostalgia for days Christmases Past is very much with me these days.
irma
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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6 years agoIris S (SC, Zone 7b)
6 years agoOur tree is still not decorated, but we did bring it inside. Then the hunt began....
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