“Fabulous” Christmas tree festival at St Mark’s Church, Biggin Hill

Knight delivers on this with many amenities that other tree lots don’t offer. Shearing helps to create the familiar triangle shape of trees that is expected when families head out to the tree farm.

Christmas tree prices at his lots are up about $5 per tree this year, Lindren said.

“I thought it would cheer the ladies up on Facebook before Christmas”.

Neil shared a picture of the tree on a Hetton Facebook page and dozens of people commented. Pokral said live, rooted trees can be used as a noise or privacy barrier on people’s property. “It reduces energy consumption; it cleans the air”.

Steve has also donated 30 trees to The Harry Johnson Trust, a charity to support children with cancer, which will be raffled off at the Shrewsbury Winter Festival in the Quarry Park this weekend. This wall-mounted tree looks great, saves space and is ideal for small homes or apartments. “It’s also good for your property value”.

He says growing the trees is not a task that can be carried out in a hurry.

Garden Village stocks Scotch and white pine, Fraser fir and Douglas fir and a few blue spruce.

The new attraction in Dalkeith has attractive trees for sale on the weekends of 3rd-4th, 10th-11th and then daily from 17th-24th December; 4ft, 5ft and 6ft handsome Nordmann Fir trees grown in Stirling, so you can pick your flawless one to decorate at home.

If you are looking to drop off your tree, you can do so at 200 Kilgore Drive in Dothan any time after Christmas. Use lights that have the label of a recognized testing laboratory, and make sure you know whether they are designed for indoor or outdoor use.

Last year, we simply could not have a live tree.

But real trees do require extra work and can be a bigger hazard. The trees also provide habitat for birds and other wildlife and can provide protection for watersheds, decreasing soil erosion.

Families will search low and high for their tree, and once they find it, they can cut it down themselves and have it shaken and baled – wrapped in a net so it’s easier to transport.

“Plus, a lot of growers are going out of business”, Lindren said.

For people who don’t compost their trees, they can recycle live, cut trees from December 26 to January 14 at all five of Monroe County’s recycling centers during regular business hours.

Fire officials have also steered buyers away from certain tree lights.

Meanwhile, purchases of artificial trees have increased.

ST MARK’S Church in Biggin Hill held its first Christmas tree festival at the weekend. “Part of the magic is that you plant knowing that you won’t sell the tree for 10 years”. Fir trees usually cost around 60.

I cringe, nowadays, when I have to spend $50 on a tree.