Christmas Tree Sales

Xmas Tree PickUp & Recycle

karen — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:43:08 +0000

Let me take the hassle out of the after-xmas cleanup, let me pick up & recycle your tree!

Collection & Recycle

€ 15.00 per collection – price subject to location, € 15.00 serves Dublin city centre including surrounding suburbs - 1 tree per collection charge.

What you need to do:

Call or email Karen now to book in your Xmas Tree pickup & recycle between the dates Tuesday 5th & Sunday 10th January 2010 – mobile : 087-9754101 or karen@irishxmastrees.com
We will arrange a collection date that is suitable for you. All trees will then be recycled by us on your behalf.

Happy New Year & I look forward to hearing from you!

Karen

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Xmas Tree Market Open til 23rd Dec

karen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:33:45 +0000

IRISH XMAS TREES FOR SALE

Hand Picked by Karen

Wicklow Noble Fir Non-Shed Trees

Home – Retail – Business – City Centre – Suburban Deliveries

Freshly cut in December, these ripe 9 year old trees will be sold daily from the Bernard Shaw carpark on South Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 6 (between Camden Street & Portobello bridge close to Rathmines) or can be ordered in advance for special delivery straight to your home or business. Trees come on all sizes including 4ft, 5ft, 6ft, 7ft, 8ft, 9ft & by request 10ft, 11ft onwards.

Also available at the Bernard Shaw are stands (small & large), decoration packs, xmas cards (all proceeds to Saplings School for Children with Autism 5 large cards for 5euro), plus delivery & collection service in January.

DAILY LOCATION

On sale daily 12-8pm from the Bernard Shaw Bar carpark, entry through the bar or drive-in through side lane, from 1st – 23rd December – South Richmond Street, Portobello (between Portobello Bridge & Camden St junction), Dublin 2/6.

PRICES

* 3ft Tree: €30.00

* 4ft Tree: €40.00

* 5/6 ft Tree: €50.00

* 7/8 ft Tree: €60.00

* 9 – 10ft Tree: €80.00

* Larger trees are available, please contact me with your request for a quote.

STANDS

Small €10.00 Large €25.00

These hand made wrought iron stands from Wicklow come directly from a specialist metal works. Stands can be delivered with your tree…your tree will be drilled & stand inserted & set up at your door. Stands come in small for trees between 4 & 9ft, for larger trees (10ft +) are €25.00.

DECORATION PACKS

Small & large packs of decorations will be on sale alongside the trees. Packs include baubles, tinsel & lights. I’ve decided to provide this little extra to take the hassle out of having to trek all over town for all the various components, therefore let the Bernard Shaw site be a one stop shop for all the Xmas tree needs! Prices range from €25 to €35.

XMAS CARDS

All proceeds from Xmas Cards go to SAPLINGS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, RATHFARNHAM. Pack of 5 cards, A5 in size are only €5.00, & all for a good cause.

DELIVERY

€ Price subject to location, quote on request, group order discounts apply if delivered to same area (business deliveries from mid November, home deliveries from 1st – 23rd Dec 09). Example: within the radius of Portobello/City Centre 10e delivery charge.

COLLECTION/RECYCLE

€ Price subject to location, quote on request, approx €10-15.00 (collections from 5th – 10th Jan 2010 / 1 tree per collection charge)

DECORATION SERVICE

If you would like your tree to be decorated for you, I will consult with you in advance & deliver a ready-decorated tree to your office. Price depends on consultation.

NOBLE FIR TREES

Noble Fir trees are the original non-shed Christmas tree. The colour is blue green, the needles are soft & the tree has a real “Christmas tree” scent. These premium quality Noble Fir are the best available Christmas trees on the Irish market.

THE FARM

Situated in the Wicklow mountains of the 250 acres 30 acres are specially selected for growing Christmas Trees. The site chosen is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet and is free draining, so providing ideal condition for Noble Fir with approx 6,000 trees planted every year.

Please contact:

Karen Walshe

karen@irishxmastrees.com / 087-9754101

www.irishxmastrees.com

Sunday Tribune Interview

karen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:21:03 +0000

Branching out into the festive tree market

Karen Walshe put her career in the arts on hold, but a new idea took root, and with great success, writes Valerie Shanley

Lumber support: Karen sources all her Christmas trees from a farm in the Wicklow mountains at a 1,000ft altitude – photo by Con O’Donoghue.

Like everyone whose work came a cropper in the past year, arts festival director Karen Walshe started thinking about Christmas. She wanted to have a new business up and running by this December, but initially couldn’t see the wood for the trees. But the answer lay in those very trees. The most obvious festive purchase of all, she sensibly reckoned, is the traditional fir tree. She has now forsaken the glamour of the arts world, donned the lumberjack check shirt, and has a flourishing business growing, selling and delivering trees to businesses and private homes throughout the capital. The noble fir – chosen as much for its fresh pine scent as its ability to retain its needles – comes in 3ft right up to 12ft in height and can be bought any day between now and 23 December in Portobello, on Saturdays in the Temple Bar market, or ordered online. Prices range from €25 upwards. And while it’s depressing to contemplate January at this stage, Walshe has taken the headache out of disposing of the post-festive tree by setting up a collection and recycling service.

How did someone more involved with indoor events get involved in the great outdoors?

“Like a lot of people working in the arts, I had needed to have another income just to keep going. I had been running a small crafts and furniture stall at weekends in the Temple Bar market, but my main work for the past eight years was producing the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF). I was also involved with other arts events around the city in a freelance capacity, including the production of Lightwave in the Science Gallery during Trinity Week. But this year, we had to wrap up DEAF due to the recession and lack of funding, and a few events I should have been doing right now have been cancelled. So I decided to take it upon myself to build a business and try to earn a living outside the arts – anything to keep me off the dole, and help keep my independence. My experience in production in the arts benefits what I do now because both businesses demand being very organised – and I reckoned that if I can run a big festival, I can also deliver trees.”
Despite news reports that there is a Christmas-tree shortage this year, Walshe believes there is a real tree out there for everyone.

“I found a great forest at Parkmore Farm, in the Wicklow mountains, which has 30 acres specially dedicated to growing fir trees. I chose it because the farm has been in the business for over 20 years and it takes its planting very seriously. The site is at an elevation of about 1,000ft and is free draining, providing ideal conditions for noble fir trees. Originally, the trees were allowed to develop completely naturally, but now the farm uses the most up-to-date culturing methods, including feeding and shearing. Not only that, the farmers use sheep, rather than chemicals, to keep the grass and weeds under control.”
The work is all very hands on for Walshe, and to paraphrase that old 1970s hit, she does indeed tie a yellow tag round each tree. But how does she manage with some of those strapping 12-footers?

“I’ve roped in my brothers and sisters to help out. Last week we loaded up a 25ft arctic truck with a few hundred trees and brought them to the Bernard Shaw pub car park. I love being outdoors and being in such direct contact with the public. Shoppers can even make it an afternoon out when buying their tree from us in Portobello; they can have a glass of mulled wine, tea or coffee after choosing their tree. There’s pizza available too on the Big Blue Bus parked next to the trees, fully equipped with a pizza oven and seating on the top deck. We also have tree stands, decorations, and then there’s the car-boot sale coming up here next Saturday.”

Walshe’s corporate customers so far include Harvey Nichols in Dundrum, George’s Street Arcade, l’Gueleton restaurant, and the Dun Laoghaire Yacht Club. Naturally, she already has her own 8ft tree up and decorated.
“I plan on expanding the business next year, because, pardon the pun, there are just so many branches to explore.” She could add too, that while the arts career is felled for now, her new tree business has already taken root.

http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2009/dec/06/branching-out-into-the-festive-tree-market/

www.irishxmastrees.com karen@irishxmastrees.com
Tel: 087 975 4101

December 6, 2009

Happy Customers!

karen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:42:42 +0000

Look out for this painted hoarding on Portobello

karen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:40:56 +0000

Trees freshly cut this week for sale at Bernard Shaw this weekend!

karen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:25:35 +0000

Trees Sales + stands, cards, decorations, delivery & collection

karen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:27:31 +0000

IRISH XMAS TREES FOR SALE

Hand Picked by Karen

Wicklow Noble Fir Non-Shed Trees

Home – Retail – Business – City Centre – Suburban Deliveries

Freshly cut in December, these ripe 9 year old trees will be sold daily from the Bernard Shaw carpark on Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 6 (between Camden Street & Portobello bridge close to Rathmines) or can be ordered in advance for special delivery straight to your home or business. Trees come on all sizes including 4ft, 5ft, 6ft, 7ft, 8ft & by request 9ft, 10ft, 11ft onwards.

NOBLE FIR TREES

DAILY LOCATION

On sale daily from the Bernard Shaw Bar carpark, entry through the bar or drive-in through side entrance, from 1st – 23rd December – Richmond Street, Portobello (between Portobello Bridge & Camden St junction), Dublin 2/6. And while you’re there you can stop off for a pizza on the brand new Big Blue Bus (yes a real double decker bus parked next to the trees, fully equipped with pizza oven & seating on the top deck, or just choose your tree, I’ll tag it then pop in for a mulled wine, beer or coffee before you take it home. You’ll also find the trees at the Bernard Shaw Carboot Xmas Market on the 12th.

PRICES

* 3/4ft Tree: €40.00

* 5/6 ft Tree: €55.00

* 7/8 ft Tree: €65.00

* 9 ft Tree: €80.00

* 10ft Tree: €100.00

* 11ft Tree: €110.00

* 12ft Tree: €120.00

* Larger trees are available, please contact me with your request for a quote.

STANDS

Small €10.00 Large €25.00

DECORATION PACKS

XMAS CARDS

All proceeds from Xmas Cards go to SAPLINGS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, RATHFARNHAM. Pack of 5 cards, A5 in size are only €5.00, & all for a good cause.

DELIVERY

€ Price subject to location, quote on request, group order discounts apply if delivered to same area (business deliveries from mid November, home deliveries from 1st – 23rd Dec 09)

COLLECTION/RECYCLE

€ Price subject to location, quote on request (collections from 5th – 10th Jan 2010 / 1 tree per collection charge)

DECORATION SERVICE

If you would like your tree to be decorated for you, I will consult with you in advance & deliver a ready-decorated tree to your office. Price depends on consultation.

THE FARM

Please contact:

Karen Walshe

karen@irishxmastrees.com / 087-9754101

www.irishxmastrees.com

Le Cool online interview…

karen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:48 +0000

Check out interview in todays Le Cool online magazine…. Click Here

Hand Picked & Delivered To Your Door

karen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:25:29 +0000

IRISH XMAS TREES FOR SALE!

Photo taken of the Wicklow tree farm….

Noble Fir Trees – recently taken photos

karen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:16 +0000

Noble Fir Trees - we hand pick from an environmentally friendly Christmas Tree farm in Wicklow. If you let us know in advance what size you are looking for we can personally choose the perfect tree for you from an array of trees on the farm we buy from. Christmas Tree Farm - photo taken early October '09

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