Never buy a Christmas tree that's had a block of wood hammered into the bottom as a base as there's no way for it to take up water. When you get it home, saw the bottom 3cm off the trunk of a cut tree ...

People always question the best time to take down their Christmas tree. Ernest Prim - stock.adobe.com Festive households rush to put up their Christmas trees weeks before the holiday — but don ...

Meanwhile, make the filling. Bring the remaining caster sugar and 150ml/5fl oz water to the boil in a saucepan. Stir in the ground cloves, ground ginger, cinnamon stick, and lemon and orange peel ...

HE WAS RESCUED FROM THE FARM STAND. DELECTABLE ... THIS IS A NONPROFIT SANCTUARY, SO THE CHRISTMAS TREE DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS LONG AS THEY’RE SAFE FOR THE ANIMALS.

If your real Christmas tree is starting to dry out or dropping its needles, it might be time to dispose of it.

Mentally, you may still be feeding off the festive high, refusing to let your Christmas flame burn out by keeping your tree up and your lights turned on — or maybe you just haven’t gotten ...

Many municipalities have specific Christmas tree collection dates. For example, the City of Barrie's Christmas tree collection runs from Jan. 6-31 in 2025. In Halton Region, the municipality advises ...

A project to recycle Christmas trees has raised thousands of pounds for a bereavement charity. Sue Ryder, which runs the Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough, collected 1,391 trees from across the ...

Salit and Malone fight fire by hand, saving homes Firefighters' efforts reignite shed, neighbors form bucket brigade Street known as Christmas Tree Lane was a historic landmark with giant cedars ...

CHRISTMAS is over for another year, leaving many to wonder when is the best time to take festive decorations down. The decision is down to you when it comes to packing up the tinsel and the tree.