Heather Lake is at Armstrong Gardens with expert advice on how to take care of your holiday plants and decorations.
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>> GOOD MORNING. YOU GUYS. WELL, IF YOU HAVEN’T PICKED OUT YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE, THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF OPTIONS. WORD, ARMSTRONG AND MARINA. IT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS OUT HERE. NOT ONLY IS A GORGEOUS, BUT IT SMELLS SO GOOD AT LUKE TALKS TO ME ABOUT
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TREES BECAUSE I KNOW THERE’S TREES THAT SMELL A LITTLE BIT MORE FREE GRANT. BUT THEN THERE ARE SOME THAT YOU WANT TO GET FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE ALLERGIES, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO WE’LL START WITH THE FRONT
LINES OF WHAT I MEAN HERE WE HAVE THE FRASER IT’S GOT THE SHORT STICK, NEEDLES, RIGHT BRANCH IS REALLY PRETTY BUT THESE ARE THE MOST FRAGRANT TREES THAT WE ONE THAT ARE GOING TO PUNCH IN THE FACE OF FOR THAT FOR PINING FOR A
READY FOR I DON’T WANT TO BUY THE CANDLE. I WANT THE REAL DEAL. THAT’S RIGHT. WE’VE GOT TO SEE IF YOU NEED THEM NOW. AND IN THAT CASE, WE ALSO HAVE THE NORDMAN FIRST BACK HERE. THESE ARE THE THE MOST HYPO
ALLERGENIC TREES THAT WE HAVE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY OR SENSITIVITY IS AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONE FOR YOU AS THE DROOPY SHINY GREEN BRANCHES. THIS ONE SORT OF REMINISCENT OF LIKE THE BLACK FOREST IN GERMANY SOMETHING TO
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE A TON OF SPACE. THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT THINNER, RIGHT? SO THE ROUND OR TREES IS KIND OF HARD. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TON OF SPACE IN YOUR HOUSE, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND IT’S NOT JUST SPECIFIC TO THIS STREET.
WE HAVE ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE AND MORE PRESSURE WHEN LIKE THE LITTLE CHARLIE BROWN TREES, THOSE WORK OUT REALLY WELL. LET’S WALK AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE TREES. YOU CAN OVER WATER A TREE,
CORRECT? YOU CANNOT OVER WATER TREE. YOU WANT TO KEEP BUCKET FULL AS YOU AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU WANT TO USE OUR PRODUCTS, YOUR COMMUTE A THIS IS A TREE PRESERVATIVE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FERTILIZER, A LITTLE BIT OF
SUGAR. A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THAT’S RIGHT A GREEN. DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE YOU’RE PROBABLY IS A WHOLE BOTTLE IN ONE BUT THIS REALLY HELPS KEEP THE NEEDLES ON THE TREE. KEEP THE TREE HEALTHY. SO IT DOESN’T HAVE ANY OTHER
FACTORS BESIDES BEEN CUT. THAT’S ME. I’M TAKING WHEN YOU’RE PICKING A TREE. LET’S SAY YOU HAVEN’T PUT OUT ALL OF THE DECORATIONS YET. YOU’RE JUST GETTING TO IT, WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE. THERE’S STILL 20 DAYS 19, THE 19 WITH TODAY’S
YOU WANT GO LIKE THIS RAIN AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE A TON OF NEEDLES FALLING OUT. I WAS JUST MENTIONING I GOT A DOUGLAS FIR OF THE VERY FIRST TIME. >> I’M HAVING A LOT OF NEEDLES
RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS OKAY. BUT I JUST WANTED TO LAST UNTIL CHRISTMAS, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, AND YOU WANT TO CHECK ALL THIS BEFORE EVEN TAKE IT HOME. SO BE SURE YOU CHECK THE RANCH IS YOU DON’T WANT TO CHRIS PURE CRACKLING I
SOME YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING THEM IN WATER ON THE LOT. I LIKE THAT. THAT’S CORRECT. WE CUT THEM AND PUT THEM IMMEDIATELY IN THE WATER SO THEY NEVER DRY OUT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A FRESH CUT AND THERE’S FRESH
THEY CAN GET. WHEN YOU GET A CAKE WALK AND TALK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FLOCKING REALLY QUICK BEFORE TOSS TO BREAK HERE. BUT THIS IS THE WHITE KIND OF SPRAY THAT GOES ON. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S SNOWING IN SAN DIEGO INSIDE YOUR HOUSE
THAT ACTUALLY PRESERVES THE TREE. IT DOES WALKING IS THE FAKE SNOW PREVENT. THAT DOESN’T IT ACTS SORT OF AS A GLUE BINDER THAT HOLDS ALL THE NEEDLES TOGETHER AND KEEPS THEM ON THE TREE. YOU DON’T HAVE THE WATER THESE TREES
ALL. AND TECHNICALLY THE LAST THE LONGEST I’VE HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE PUTTING VALENTINE’S DECORATIONS ON THEIR WATCH TREES IN FEBRUARY OF I LOVE IT. THAT’S FUNDERS. REEFS. THERE’S POINTS IDEAS AND THERE’S ALSO PLENTY OF GARLAND HERE. SO THEY STILL GOT ALL OF
THIS GOING ON AT ARMSTRONG’S. IF YOU WANT TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU, EVEN HAVE THE