Marietta family business rooted in Christmas tradition
Marietta family business rooted in Christmas tradition
MARIETTA, Ga. - Family trees come in all shapes and sizes. But for the Weatherby family of Marietta, the tree is definitely a big, festive evergreen. My earliest memories are actually sitting in the office with my mom,” says Gabby Weatherby. I would sit there and play computer games and pass out candy canes.”
Weatherby grew up on her family’s famed metro Atlanta Christmas tree lots a tradition for both her family and many others for several decades. My great-grandfather, L.S. Weatherby, started the first Christmas tree lot in 1963,” she says. He went to Texas and saw the first free-standing Christmas tree lot, and was like, ‘That s a great idea.’ So, he brought it back.”