Have been out and about inspecting the mistletoe crop for 2009/10.  Looking mainly in apple orchards, as usual.  In the north Worcestershire orchards I am, inevitably, distracted by the prolific crop on the damson trees in the adjoining hedgerows.  Damsons are very characteristic of this area, and it's a good year for them – lots of them and very sweet.  A very under-rated fruit.  Every garden should have a damson tree. I spend a long […]

Events listings for 2009 are now on the Mistletoe Pages website.  Principal public events are, as usual, the Mistletoe Auctions at Tenbury Wells (Tuesdays 24th November. 1st December and 8th December) and the wider Tenbury Mistletoe Festival – whose main activities take place on Saturday 5th December – aka National Mistletoe Day. Plus the Druids' Mistletoe Foundation events and a few activities that I'm organising.  I won't list all the details here – go to […]

There's a rumour about that Galaxy Mistletoe Kisses (as featured previously and made by gnomes) are available in bags as well as bars this season.   I shall investigate…

Most people's Mistletoe Season lasts just a week or two at Christmas – though this extends to a couple of months for anyone involved in mistletoe harvest and trade. For me it is, sort of, continuous throughout the year – it just gets busier in winter. This summer has seen a continual trickle of mistletoe enquiries – mostly from landowners about how to manage it and from photographers shooting Christmas promos for retailers.  The latter […]