Dear Art Lover,
While
Pescia is known in Italy, especially in Tuscany, for growing flowers and
shipping worldwide, apparently the small village in Valleriana (the hills north
of Pescia) called Castelvecchio is the
home of Christmas trees. Father and
son team Renzo and Alfio Marchini
grow the trees on various plots of land around Castelvecchio. Renzo told me recently that not only are
their trees shipped all over Italy, but also in Switzerland. That surprised me, for I never imagined Switzerland
having a lack of trees!
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| Alfio and father Renzo ship Christmas trees all over Italy and more. |
So, if
you would like a happy tree that is freshly cut from the hills in Tuscany,
contact Renzo or Alfio at (0039) 0572.40.00.86 Enjoy these selected images of the trees
in their happy birthplace and the men who find them homes for their Christmas
joy. Vivaio Alberi di Natale!
Peace,
Kelly
P.S. Please check out the “Raccolta e Regalo” sale
I am having on selected artworks.. good through Dec 31, 2016. http://www.borsheimarts.com/SaleArt2016-LaRaccoltaeIlRegalo.htm
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| Alfio and friends are filling orders for Christmas Trees! |
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| Looking up towards the Pieve (Church) in Castelvecchio, Italy |
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| Raccolta dei Alberi di Natale - Overlooking Sorana, Italy |
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| Christmas trees grow surrounded by olive grove and beans. |
2 comments:
Thanks Kelly, we want to get ours when Simon returns. I'll ask him to pop down there, rather than go to the big store.
Thanks, Susan! We have got to shop locally as much as we can... and at least YOU know that these trees have been raised in paradise. :-D
Merry Christmas!
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