A few years back, we started going to a Christmas tree farm to select our annual Christmas tree. However, we noticed that we didn’t like the Leyland Cypress trees that are offered in Georgia. They just don’t seem to have sturdy enough branches for our ornaments. We would still get the fir trees that had been brought in from North Carolina.
This year, I wanted to do something different. Why not go to North Carolina and find our tree at a farm?
We headed up to Waynesville/ Maggie Valley area to go to the Boyd Family Farm which I had found through searching the web.
On the way up, we stopped in the small town of Dillsboro. It looked so cute, but we didn’t have time to explore. There is a train from Bryson City that does a round trip to Dillsboro. They had just arrived so the Kostas Family Restaurant we wanted to try had a 20-30 minute waiting list. Because we had gotten a late start that morning, we decided to go to Sylva, which is another nearby town for lunch.
Sylvia looked cute too with a large courthouse perched on a hill. The main street (called Main Street) T-intersects with it. We stopped at a downtown restaurant which was fine, but took a long time as they were obviously unprepared for the crowds. Afterwards, we went to Signature Brew Coffee, which looked like a neat place to sit and hang out for a while. Rejuvenated by coffee, tea and a cookie, we headed to Waynesville.
The further north we drove, we began to see snow – especially on the shady sides of the mountains. The drive was beautiful. Once we got to the Boyd Family Farm, there were trees galore. And snow! The staff directed us to a parking place and we headed to the entrance. After receiving our saw, we headed up the mountain to find the perfect tree.
For this Louisiana born girl, the snow took me to a winter wonderland! We found the perfect tree and the staff cut it down for us. Better him that us as even he fell while coming down the mountain. What I really liked was that they bound the tree tightly before putting it on top of the car. In fact, we forgot we had a huge tree with us when we came out of a McDonald’s later on. While I went to the tent to pay, DH got the car to get the tree loaded. They had free hot chocolate and apple cider. Also, in the tent, there were children’s activities, as well as garlands, wreath and souvenir items for sale.
The loading of the tree onto the car took a lot longer than we realized. There were so many cars in front of us, but it didn’t bother me. The scenery was beautiful and it looks like they offer cabins for rent. It was a great kick-off to Christmas! For more information go to http://www.boydmountainchristmastreefarm.com.
