Charleston Living Magazine Nov-Dec 2021
We end the year with a bang - festive holiday tablescapes to help set the table for entertaining, and holiday fashion for the latest trends in what to wear this season. We also showcase our top picks for dining over the holidays.
We end the year with a bang - festive holiday tablescapes to help set the table for entertaining, and holiday fashion for the latest trends in what to wear this season. We also showcase our top picks for dining over the holidays.
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Kids activities and a visit with<br />
Mrs. Claus await families on the<br />
weekends at Lebanon Christmas<br />
Tree Farm.<br />
A Timeless Tradition<br />
M<br />
Many Christmas movie characters have attempted the feat of cutting down<br />
their own Christmas tree. Saws at the ready, roof racks on the station wagon, the goal to infuse<br />
some holiday cheer into their family members. One beloved tree farm in the <strong>Charleston</strong> area continues<br />
to offer the timeless tradition. Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm in Ridgeville—about 20 minutes from<br />
Summerville—is a beloved working Christmas tree farm, with thousands of Christmas trees of all<br />
shapes and sizes on over 30 acres, ripe for the cutting.<br />
Enter through big iron gates to witness this<br />
labor of love started by local veterinarian, the<br />
late Kim Yerich in 1985, named for the Lebanon<br />
community he cherished.<br />
Among the thousands of trees are local<br />
South Carolina Christmas trees, including<br />
the Leyland Cypress, Carolina Sapphire,<br />
There’s magic in the air at Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm<br />
By JENNY PETERSON<br />
Spruce Pine and Virginia Pine. The trees take<br />
five years to mature, meaning that the tree you<br />
pick this year was planted as a sapling in 2016.<br />
It’s an entire experience to locate the<br />
perfect Christmas tree, cut it down and get<br />
the whole family into the spirit.<br />
“This is something that takes families<br />
away from using electronics,” said Julianna<br />
Velarde, who is now running the farm with<br />
her husband Cesar. “I started helping my dad<br />
on the farm when I was a little girl and I’d sit<br />
on the chair and cut the rope when the trees<br />
were netted.”<br />
For those who adore the quintessential<br />
PHOTOS ALEECE SOPHIA PHOTOGRAPHY, LEBANON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM<br />
90 | <strong>Charleston</strong><strong>Living</strong>Mag.com