0 2008-06-24T16:30:09Z false Shoved in behind the Rose of Sharron is a rather brown, but surprisingly well preserved real Christmas tree. Purchased from B&Q in December 2007, when this was a splendid two metre, gorgeous looking blue fir (I think) that promised not to drop its needles over the festive period. Looked lovely when decorated in the living room. Sadly, its glory days have faded (_a lot!_). B&Q got it right; virtually all the needles are firmly attached to the branches of the tree. They won't drop ever, I reckon. Not even if I were to sever the branches from the trunk and then jump up and down of them, mulching them into the soil. These are mutant needles; they might as well have been made from tinsel as they don't compost either (tried that the year before. It must take about 10 years for these things to disintegrate - still have the trunk of *THAT* tree in the garden too, somewhere...) You can't see the Christmas tree from the patio doors. The Rose of Sharron does a wonderful job of hiding the brown branches behind its skirts of yellow flowers and intertwined twigs. Plus, it's about 12 metres from the house - far enough away not to be noticed. 0 false 19256 false false false Entry 3012 Garden 2008-06-24T00:00:00Z DMY 22799 Public 2008-06-24T17:42:53Z 2421 Sunny 21 C