Keep your garden looking bright and cheerful this holiday season by planting some winter-flowering species now.

Learn when to plant Fraser fir seedlings for privacy, beauty, and wildlife value year-round. Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) is one of the most popular Christmas trees due to its attractive color and ...

Live plants are an integral part of Christmas and other winter holiday traditions. Most families will enjoy some type of holiday plant in their home this season, including live Christmas trees ...

Christmas Cactus Plant lovers will enjoy the aptly named Christmas cactus, with its flat green stems which erupt with red and pink flowers as the nights grow longer, and the temperatures cool.

Pine or plastic — which Christmas tree is better for the planet? For the eco-conscious, the needling question remains something of a head-scratcher. While artificial firs can be used year after ...

The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Is Repurposed After the Holidays. Here's How Standing 70 to 100 feet, a different Norway spruce attracts crowds to Rockefeller Center every holiday season.

Mistletoe is a traditional holiday plant, but is it really toxic? Learn about mistletoe poisoning, including symptoms and what to do if you're exposed.

People around the world instantly recognize a decorated fir tree as a symbol of Christmas. But, as it turns out, historical evidence to explain when, and where, people started using trees to ...

U.S. tree farms cut about 15 million Christmas trees in 2022, the latest year data was available. Three states — Michigan, North Carolina and Oregon — have the most acres of Christmas tree farms.

The Christmas tree became popular thanks to an 1848 etching of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree with candles and ornaments.

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 ...