CHRISTMAS comes nearly five months early at one over-eager garden centre.
Baubles, stockings and snowmen went on sale inside a grotto at Summerhill Garden Centre in Billericay, Essex, this week.
It features a Santa selfie seat for taking snaps of the big man in his off-season.
A sign also urges shoppers to spread the cost of Christmas — by splurging now.
It adds that Christmas is only “half way” away.
The dozens of snowmen who line the shelves may have a hard time keeping it together amongst the 26C weather forecast for this week.
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Temperatures will briefly reach the mid to high twenties before turning cooler again on Friday, the Met Office said.
London will enjoy the best of it, with 24C expected in the capital before hitting 26C on Thursday.
Elsewhere, Wednesday will see highs of 21C in Bristol, 20C in Hull and 18C in Blackpool.
As London soaks up the sun on Thursday, Worcester will enjoy 24C, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham 23C, and Cardiff 22C.
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Friday will see some warm climes linger but heavy rains will arrive to batter much of Scotland and northern England.
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