There are several species of pine used for Christmas tree purposes. In the UK and the US, the Scots pine is the type of pine commonly used – its strong branches, excellent needle retention, beautiful foliage and lovely fresh scent makes it a favourite at Christmas. However, young children need to be watched around this [...]

In the United Kingdom and America, many families consider the choosing of a real Christmas tree from a Christmas tree farm as an exciting and enjoyable part of their Christmas celebrations – it has long been a tradition in the States to do this, whilst in the UK the number of real trees sold has [...]

Christmas tree farms, as the name suggests, cultivate trees specifically for the Christmas market. The first such farm was established in 1901, but these did not grow in popularity until the 1940’s. Christmas tree farms are very popular in the United States, where it has become part of the holiday tradition for families to visit [...]

There are so many Xmas trees to choose from today that people are often confused and indecisive about which one to buy. If you are one of these people, this quick guide to the different types of Christmas tree may help you in making a final decision:
Artificial Xmas trees have become increasingly popular in modern [...]

For many years now, families have liked to decorate the outside of their homes over the festive season, in addition to the inside. You can take a walk down any street and see moving Santas and snowmen waving from several houses, colourful blinking rope lights wrapped around drainpipes and guttering and icicle lights hanging from [...]

If you really care about the environment, why not consider a living Christmas tree as opposed to a cut tree or an artificial tree? Living, potted Christmas trees are great for improving atmospheric quality; they generate pure oxygen, whilst removing harmful greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide. Also, the growing process provides birds and other [...]