Potted Christmas trees are great, really. They are the kind of purchase you make once every five or six years – if they grow too big that is. Looking after your potted Christmas tree over the Christmas period is the first step to ensuring your tree does survive. Looking after potted Christmas trees is really [...]
Having a Christmas tree that has been decorated and looking fabulous doesn’t mean you should ignore it. Like everything in life, a little maintenance will ensure your Christmas tree and your Christmas decorations maintain that fabulous look. We have already discussed maintaining both your tree and your Christmas lights, but what about your Christmas decorations? [...]
One of the biggest dangers that any home faces over the Christmas period is fire. One cause of fire is through carelessness when it comes to Christmas trees. Surprisingly, one of the easiest ways to help prevent a Christmas tree from catching fire is to keep it well hydrated. Dry Christmas trees are no different [...]
Cut Christmas trees are fairly hardy and will withstand a lot before finally failing, turning yellow and dropping needles everywhere. There is a lot you can do, or not do, that will make them last throughout Christmas. Looking after the well-being of your tree is only one part of getting the best out of it. [...]
Once Christmas passes us by and we recover from all the festivities, someone has the job of cleaning up. It’s hard enough cleaning up all the left over food and the Christmas wrapping paper, but what about that tree? The glamour has gone now; it just looks like hard work. It doesn’t have to be. [...]
Have you ever wanted to see a Christmas tree farm up close and perhaps pick your own tree from the stock available? This weekend (December 5th and 6th) you can visit a Christmas tree farm as Scottish Christmas Trees opens its doors to the general public. It’s for one weekend only so take your family [...]
One of the big benefits of using LED Christmas lights is that they draw only a tiny amount of power. This means you can run far more lights off the one transformer compared to traditional lights. If you have a passion for decorating your home with Christmas lights then connectables are the obvious choice. With [...]
Colour coordinated Christmas trees – sounds a little strange. I mean, does that indicate you can buy a live cut Christmas tree with blue foliage? Or red, yellow or silver for that matter? Obviously not. Your Christmas tree still comes in the traditional natural colours. Being colour coordinated doesn’t mean the tree itself has different [...]
I cannot believe how quickly Christmas is coming. We are already past the halfway mark for November and with only five weeks to Christmas Day, the orders are coming in thick and fast for Christmas trees. A question for you, though – have you checked on your decorations yet? Most families order their Christmas trees [...]
Potted Christmas trees are just miniature versions of the large cut Christmas trees. The only real difference, apart from size, is that potted trees are still alive and growing. When it comes to decorating a potted Christmas tree, you have the same amount of freedom as you would have decorating a large cut tree. What [...]