A huge holly in a churchyard I visited recently and there's one taller but not so wide in the churchyard over the road.
And in the same place an Ivy covered tomb, plenty of that in the churchyard here too.
I'm not bringing in any Holly and Ivy this year. There's no one here until after Christmas so I'll leave it for the birds.
I've planted two small hollies out the front of the bungalow. Perhaps I'll live long enough to see them with berries!
A traditional arrangement of the carol about the Holly and the Ivy
I planned to write lots more about Holly and Ivy but I've run out of steam for these Advent posts!
Back Tomorrow.....................probably another short one!
Sue
Did you know that hollies come in male and female bushes and so to get berries you need one of each.
ReplyDeleteYep, knew that, but I'm hopeful
Deletecan't blame you for low steam pressure right now, your advent posts have been great (and inspirational), and from blogging experience probably a lot of hard work.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I just love writing and the blog keeps me out of mischief!
DeleteHave you found any local mistletoe? I remember you were looking for some last year - or maybe the year before, I forget!!
ReplyDeleteCan you have a little snooze later on?
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I never ever unless I'm really really ill sleep during the day!
DeleteColin could nod off at the drop of a hat - puzzled me for 40 years!
There's tons of mistletoe in the churchyard in my old village but a mile high and someone cut down the bunch near my old home but I know of another bit, Doubt I'll get there to do a Mistletoe Post though!
I had no idea that Holly grew into giant trees. I knew that they grew into very large hedges or bushes.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed your posts thank you
Cathy
They are Very slow growing so I suppose churchyards are the best place to see a big and very old tree!
DeleteHolly and ivy seem to grow much bigger in England. The red berries on holly is lovely and very festive for Christmas. Sadly, my holly was eaten by deer. The ivy grows well for me and luckily the deer do not like the taste of it.
ReplyDeleteLove the carol, it's made me go to Spotify to get more, thankyou.
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That holly tree is stunning, it must be hundreds of years old? I see wild holly here [or volunteered] but it is more shrub like. An armload of fancy variegated holly cost me 15.oo this year, wow.
ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed your advent posts, even if you feel you're fading a bit. Thanks you and Merry Christmas!
We will be having only two visitors to see inside my house this Christmas so my decorating will be kept to one small plastic tree and two red flowering plants from the neighbors.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I need to pay more attention to the trees and bushes around me. Over the last couple of years I've been learning more about the birds, but flora I don't know so much.
ReplyDeleteLove it. Have a Merry Christmas!
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