Britain’s longest-established independent ski tour operator, Erna Low, who in 2015 unveiled a magnificent mural of a snowy mountain ski scene painted on the exterior wall of their long-standing offices in Kensington, have added a new feature to the image this winter – real Christmas trees.
The mural, created by artist, Johny Midnight, has been a regular visiting spot for art lovers and was even designated as a Pokestop during the height of the Pokemon craze in summer 2016.
The three Christmas trees are in fact still just three year old baby trees that have arrived in the big city from their nursery at the Kiltarlity Christmas Tree Farm near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands that have grown up looking across the valley to one of Scotland and Britain’s highest peaks, Ben Wyvis.
Now down in South Kensington, during the day time they sit outside the ski mural, and by night they snuggle up in the reception of Erna Low on the 1950’s chairlift from Kitzbuhel (pictured top).
“The challenge for us at Erna Low is to grow these trees without the bracken and gorse of Inverness! We plan to nurture them in Oxfordshire in between season and bring them out every Christmas to adorn our office ski mural, and celebrate Christmas in style,” said Erna Low’s Joanna Yellowlees-Bound.
