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Christmas delivery route, tvith sackfuls of destinations on the map that feel festive


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every day of the year. Map makers at Ordnance Survey identi­


fied this ho, ho, host of holiday hotspots while adding.new detail to their online database of a quarter of a million British locations found on leisure maps. You too


can visit www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/christmas to pinpoint place names from the everyday to the quirky, and view the map section on screen or print at a choice of scales, all completely free of charge. From Cold Christmas (Hertfordshire)


and Christmas Cross (Shropshire) to Holly Green (Worcestershire) and Ivy Tree (Cumbria), Father Christmas will visit a festive network of seasonal retreats tha t need no help getting into the Christ­ mas spirit. As it approaches midnight on


ANTA has real Claus for celebration when delivering presents across Great Britain. He's got a cracker of a


Christmas Eve, Santa (Pod Raceway, Bedfordshire) leaves his home at Elf Hill (Aberdeenshire) on his Sleigh (Wood, Der­


byshire). His Reindeer (House, Highland) -


including Dasher (Stirling), Comet (Stone, Orkney Islands), Vixen (Tor, Devon) and Cupid (Green, Hertfordshire) - ride through the Snow (Gate, Highland) and over Robin Hill (Staffordshire), Mistletoe Oak (Herefordshire) and Holly Bush (Wrexham). As Santa reaches his first stop a t Gift


Hall (Lancashire), he takes his Sack (Hill, Wiltshire), which is brimming with Toys (Hill, Kent) and makes his way do\vn Ivy Chimneys (Essex), where he finds a room full of Garlands (Cumbria) and, of course, the Stocking (Herefordshire) of a good child. He knows exactly what presents to give.


The Childreii ('s Village, East Lothian), as he has received millions of Letters (High­ land) and Lists (House, North Yorkshire)


throughout the year. And before they leave, Rudolph and his hungry reindeer pals enjoy a tasty Carrot (Angus). "We have located sackfuls of festive


places from Cornwall right up to the Scot­ tish Highlands," says Ordnance Survey's Web Manager, Peter Sargent. "You can visit Bethlehem (Carmarthenshire) with­ out even getting near an aeroplane, or practise your Yuletide songs in Carrol (Highland), illuminated by the light of the| Christmas Star (Fife)." As Britain is stuffed to the brim with '


festive haunts, there's no need to stop cele- j brating as the clock strikes Midnight (Farm, North Yorkshire). When the ■Turkey (Cott, Somerset) has run out and New Year ('s Bridge Reservoir, Oldham) is | the next date on your calendar, there's a place near you bursting mth seasonal joy even after Santa's gone back to the North Pole (Farm, Norfolk).


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crammed mth bright berried plants, variegated and frilly foliage and


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colourful pansies. While winter pansies and violas can


brighten up a pot or window box, along with pretty primroses and polyanthus, winter flowering bedding rarely has the same impact as vibrant summer bedding, so you need to choose some stunning foliage plants to enhance the finished prod- uct. Evergreens look fabulous during winter


and those with berries are perfect. Try Skimmia japonica x reevesiana, a hermaphrodite which produces loads of bright scarlet berries in winter. I t’s perfect with some variegated ivy and miniature conifers, with a few dwarf narcissi thrown


in. Alternatively Skimmia 'Rubella’ can be


effectively planted with the purples and pinks of ornamental cabbages and kales. Think about the colour of your pots


when you are deciding on the plantings. For instance, a terracotta pot might suit a mix of clear orange and deep purple violas, with some heuchera. T ry a white-berried p lan t such as


Gaultheria mucronata in a galvanised metal pot, accompanied by white heather


and variegated ivy. Bring out the colour of blue glazed pots


with creamy variegated Euonymus for- tunei, with cream viola and silvery-leaved


foliage plants. Try something that isn’t commonly used


in winter displays, such as the hellebore, which looks at home in a large wooden half barrel with some early-flowering bulbs and


ivy. Another good choice is the hardy ever­ . _ ,


green Viburnum tinus, which produces clusters of pink buds in the auturm which can continue a display until spring. The flowers can he followed by metallic, blue- black berries, and compact varieties include 'Eve Price' and 'Gwenilian’. Plant i t with white winter-flowering heathers, miniature cyclamen and pure white crocus­ es and you have a winning combination. Other must-have p lants for winter


include Cyclamen coum. Crocus Pick­ wick’, Leucothoe 'Scarletta’ and Phormi-


um'Jester’. , Of course, if you have an old smk or sim­


ilar antique-looking trough, you could always plant it with alpines, provided you use extremely gritty soil and protect the succulents from heavy rain, which would create a low-maintenance, long-lastmg play. Alternatively, plant up a mass of dif­ ferent coloured winter-flowenng heathers


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for an immediate impact. One thing to remember is that you need


to pack your winter display pots with plants, as they do not cover the pot as


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ter plant such as a witch hazel or Mahonia japonica. If you are going for winter dis­ plays, move pots of winter bedding close to the house if frost is forecast, which will pro­ tect them and encourage flowering. Make displays, eye-catching by grouping your pots together, to provide mutual protection.


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