Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Caring for your Real Christmas Tree
With our real Christmas trees arriving in Fron Goch from the 1st December we though it would be helpful to provide some hints and tips on how to maintain & get the most out of your tree this Christmas.
Of course our experts are always on hand to give you some guidance and help should you need it.
Caring for your Christmas Tree
When buying a Christmas tree it is always best to choose a locally sourced and grown tree, or one that has at least been grown in the UK rather than abroad.
When displaying trees indoors, avoid placing them too close to a fire or radiator, as this will cause excessive moisture loss and needle drop.
Cut Trees
- When you get the tree home, saw 2.5cm (1in) off the bottom with a pruning saw
- Place in a stand with a well of water in the base
- Check daily and top up the water when the level drops
- With care, cut trees should last about four weeks
Trees in Pots
- To reduce stress and damage to living trees, display them in a cool room
- Bring trees indoors as late as possible – the weekend before Christmas is ideal
- Do not keep living trees in the house any longer than 12 days, but be guided by the tree. If it looks unhappy, put it back outside
Either plant the tree out in the garden after Christmas, or (if you want to bring it indoors again next year) grow it on in a container, moving it into a bigger pot annually until you reach the maximum size that can be moved comfortably (about 45cm (18in) diameter and depth). Feel free to pop over and ask our experts, for some advice on this.
Pruning & Training
Christmas trees need very little training when grown outdoors. Aim to maintain an attractive shape, removing any shoots that spoil the silhouette or any strong upright branches that compete with the leading stem. Prune away any dead, diseased or dying branches.
Christmas trees planted in pots will be limited in their size by the constraints of the pot. But if planted out in the garden, Christmas trees can get very large, reaching a height of about 15-20m (50-65ft) in twenty years, and possible eventual heights of about 40m (130ft). The smallest growing Christmas trees are probably Fraser firs, which reach about 7m (23ft) after twenty years, attaining an eventual height of about 20m (65ft), and Korean firs, which reach 4m (13ft) in twenty years and an eventual height of 10m (33ft).
Christmas trees are generally problem-free indoors, but will lose their needles quickly if placed too close to a source of heat, or if water dries up in the well of the stand.
Christmas trees grown on in pots may only live for a few years, as they are not naturally suited to ongoing pot cultivation.
Pop in and see us any time if you would like some advise or help with your tree!
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Eisteddfod Yr Urdd...Bwyd i’r teulu cyfan.
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Ein Hagwedd at Goginio
Ein Hagwedd at Goginio
Yma yn Fron Goch, ein siop Goffi a Bwyty yw’r lle perffaith i gyfarfod â theulu a ffrindiau. Cewch le cyfforddus i ymlacio a mwynhau’ch hunan a chewch wledd gyda rhai o’n prydau a’n teisennau cartref.
Mae pob un o’n prydau’n cael ei goginio yma yn ein ceginau’n hunain. Rydyn ni’n cael ein cig a’n llysiau gan gyflenwyr lleol, pobl rydyn ni’n eu hadnabod ac yn ymddiried ynddyn nhw. Felly, er enghraifft daw ein Twrci, Porc a Chig Eidion oddi wrth ein cigydd lleol yng Nghaernarfon, o stoc sy’n cael ei fagu yng Ngwynedd yn unig. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’n teisennau’n cael eu crasu yma, yn ein ceginau - dyna pam eu bod nhw mor ffres a blasus. Mae sgons yn cael eu crasu’n ffres gydol y dydd ac yn aml, maen nhw’n dal yn gynnes wrth i ni eu gweini.
◦Mae brecwast o 9.30am tan 11.15am o ddydd Llun i ddydd Sadwrn ac o 10am tan 11.15am ar ddydd Sul.
◦Bydd cawl cartref, tatws pob, paninis a brechdannau ar gael bob dydd o tua 11.30am tan 3pm yn dibynnu ar y galw.
◦Cewch giniawau poeth bob dydd o 11.45am tan 2.30pm (heblaw ddydd Iau a dydd Sul pan fyddwn yn cynnig ein carferi enwog) ac fel arfer mae yna dri dewis o fwyd llysieuol.
◦Mae’r bar Salad yn berffaith am ginio ysgafn ac iach. Mae’n llawn o bob math o ddewisiadau wedi’u paratoi’n ffres gan gynnwys ein tartenni sawrus cartref. Ar gael fel arfer o 11am tan tua at 4pm.
◦Mae’n carferi rhost enwog yn cael ei weini ar ddydd Iau a dydd Sul o 11.45am tan tua 2.30pm.
◦Beth am De Prynhawn i ddau o 3pm tan 4.30pm ddydd Llun i ddydd Sadwrn? Gwledd! Mae’n cynnwys ein brechdannau a’n teiennau hufen cartref arbennig ni. Fyddwch chi ddim angen gwneud swper ar ôl hynny!
◦Mae Panninis wedi’u tostio ar gael o tua 11am i 4.30pm pob dydd.
Mae gennym ddigonedd o le i eistedd gydag adnoddau ardderchog i blant, pobl gydag anabledd ac ymwelwyr hŷn. Mwynhewch ein cornel y plant, os byddwch yn lwcus, mi fyddan nhw’n diddori'u hunain wrth i chi gael cinio. Neu swatiwch yn ein man clud mewn cadair ger y tân, perffaith pan fydd yn rhaid i chi fynd allan ar ddiwrnod gwlyb. Dydyn ni ddim yn cymryd archebion, fel arfer mae yma ddigonedd o le ond dewch yn gynnar ar ddyddiau prysur megis gwyliau a Sul y Mamau.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Wow we grow 95% of our own Bedding & Vegetable Plants!
Impressive
stuff huh!
We’ve been busy on our nursery,
where we grow over 95% of all our bedding and vegetable plants sold here; We
think we’re Number One for plants…. Why?
· Home grown plants with zero miles
travelled.
· Plants acclimatised to our local
weather.
· Top quality plants with our 3 year
Hardy Plant Guarantee.
· Huge range, including hard to find
varieties.
· Expert advice to help you choose the
right plants.
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