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TerryCox
13-12-2005, 21:14
Anyone got the lowdown on where I might stumble upon a fresh xmas tree for purchase in the Brixton area? Preferrably the Norweigan one I'm told. I hear it dont drop. Ta
Tank Girl
13-12-2005, 21:23
the hob normally has trees for sale outside (I've not been past yet this christmas, so don't know for sure that they've got them now).

dunno if they're fancy non drop ones though.
Mrs Magpie
13-12-2005, 21:26
Acre Lane...there are a couple of places.
dogmatique
13-12-2005, 21:41
Norwegian Blue, sir?
spanglechick
13-12-2005, 23:16
as has been said, the hobgoblin is a veritable crimble forrest. You can even "drive thru" which is cool, but only if you have a car...
memespring
13-12-2005, 23:41
Streatham Fruiters sell good cheap trees.
TerryCox
14-12-2005, 08:47
Seems they are everywhere. Guess I haven't been able to see the trees for the wood.

Thanks for the help. :p
Mrs Miggins
14-12-2005, 09:15
They've got some nice ones at Mango Landing on Brixton Water lane.
IntoStella
14-12-2005, 11:17
Norwegian Blue, sir? LOL :D


Norway spruce, or Picea abies to those of us in the know. :p

I've got a Fiberia opticus this year. ;)

I do like the blue-lit tree by the town hall.
Donna Ferentes
14-12-2005, 11:37
Does anybody else remember Pennington's Seventeenth Summer?
wiskey
14-12-2005, 11:41
They've got some nice ones at Mango Landing on Brixton Water lane.

yes i saw those (which must have been a dream as i havent left the bloody house in weeks!) and thought they looked quite nice.

i wonder how i did that then :confused: anyway in my dreams mango landing sell good trees :D
rennie
14-12-2005, 11:41
yes i saw those (which must have been a dream as i havent left the bloody house in weeks!) and thought they looked quite nice.

i wonder how i did that then :confused: anyway in my dreams mango landing sell good trees :D


tell me more about ur dreams... will i win the lottery?
IntoStella
14-12-2005, 11:45
Does anybody else remember Pennington's Seventeenth Summer?
No?
Donna Ferentes
14-12-2005, 11:46
Plays Tannebaum on the school piano at the end, if I recall.
IntoStella
14-12-2005, 11:54
Plays Tannebaum on the school piano at the end, if I recall.
I like that tune. ;)

Tannenbaum, btw.
BiddlyBee
14-12-2005, 11:56
as has been said, the hobgoblin is a veritable crimble forrest. You can even "drive thru" which is cool, but only if you have a car...that's where I got mine last night - very cheap and lovely... feeling all christmassy now :D
tarannau
14-12-2005, 12:05
I think the bloke who used to run the Hobgob's seasonal tree emporium for years has now been displaced to Mango Landing.

That said, the Hobgo's trees aren't that badly priced this year. The flower lady's (in the shed) now running the operation and I picked up one large non-drop sprucey number for just over twenty nicker. The trees were arguably better shaped at Mango Landing, only I couldn't face the longer walk...
wiskey
14-12-2005, 12:08
tell me more about ur dreams... will i win the lottery?


you have to be in it to win it love ;)
lang rabbie
14-12-2005, 12:17
Norway spruce, or Picea abies to those of us in the know. :p

But which cultivar?
I love the definition of 'Witch's Brood' - "A dense, slow-growing, dome-shaped dwarf."
Donna Ferentes
14-12-2005, 12:18
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/hague.jpg
IntoStella
14-12-2005, 12:20
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/hague.jpg HAHAHAHA! :D :D :D
lang rabbie
14-12-2005, 12:39
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/hague.jpg

I wondered who would make the first offensively heightist joke !
BTW Hague is 5'11".
Bob
14-12-2005, 12:44
I wondered who would make the first offensively heightist joke !
BTW Hague is 5'11".


Apparently our perception of how tall public personalities are is based on what we think of them - so most people are surprised at how tall Hague is because they have a low opinion of him...
damzel
14-12-2005, 14:05
That said, the Hobgo's trees aren't that badly priced this year. The flower lady's (in the shed) now running the operation and I picked up one large non-drop sprucey number for just over twenty nicker. The trees were arguably better shaped at Mango Landing, only I couldn't face the longer walk...

Any idea how late the lady is there in the evenings? I fancy getting all xmassy this evening now...
tarannau
14-12-2005, 15:02
Any idea how late the lady is there in the evenings? I fancy getting all xmassy this evening now...

Fairly late. At least until 9 the other night - I think she stays out until it's too cold to bear...

:)
suzee blue cheese
14-12-2005, 17:33
Isn't there a stash of trees outside Jamm too, or did I just dream them?
IntoStella
14-12-2005, 17:56
Isn't there a stash of trees outside Jamm too, or did I just dream them? Christmas trees being sold in a pub car park? You know, it might not be as crazy as it sounds. ;)
gaijingirl
14-12-2005, 19:58
I think the bloke who used to run the Hobgob's seasonal tree emporium for years has now been displaced to Mango Landing.

That said, the Hobgo's trees aren't that badly priced this year. The flower lady's (in the shed) now running the operation and I picked up one large non-drop sprucey number for just over twenty nicker. The trees were arguably better shaped at Mango Landing, only I couldn't face the longer walk...

Ah so THAT'S where he's gone.. I liked him.. Irish bloke, we had a lovely chat Christmas 2004. The lady at the Hob was ok, but didn't give the same level of customer service..... :D