What would Christmas be without a Christmas tree? That's right - not a real celebration. Sustainability and wood prices are also having an impact on the trends for Christmas trees this year.

Winter is full of seasonal delights, but we don’t normally associate this time with vibrant flowers. Most plant species flower in the spring and summer, before lying dormant during the coldest ...

Below, we’ve rounded up 21 Christmas flowers and plants to add to your home during the holiday season. Poinsettias Perhaps the most iconic of all Christmas flowers, poinsettias are a harbinger ...

Tim O’Connor, executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association, on one hand, pitched that real trees are a “no-brainer” that “are far superior for the environment.” ...

Of course, O'Connor's organization represents Christmas tree farmers. Here's what studies and environmentalists say. The studies. The most recent U.S. analysis of the issue is from 2018, when a ...

For a Christmas tree that comes decorated, Ms Young recommends tea-tree, a widely available plant. Leptospermum scoparium , commonly known as manuka, Leptospermum lanigerum , woolly tea-tree and ...

Garden: Choosing and caring for real Christmas trees. Plant lovers with pets or young children can still enjoy the colors, textures and fragrance of these holiday plants if they are located out of ...

Maple syrup is boiled sap from maple trees – mostly from the sugar maple species, Acer saccharum. Then there’s palm sugar, which is derived from various types of palm trees in the family Arecaceae.

Christmas tree farms across the country cover 266,964 acres of land, according to the most-recent USDA data. ... when decreased demand led growers to plant fewer trees, ...

Each year, nearly 30 million Americans purchase a real tree for the holidays. Growing the perfect Christmas tree takes about seven years, during which farmers need to keep insects, fungal pathogens ...