I realize that this may offend some enviromentalist but I love the real christmas trees. The smell of balsam or alberta spruce just reminds me so much about Christmas. In outdoors or indoors, it does really matter. Nothing seems more festive that the lights around the Christmas trees. I do admit that the sight of the abandoned trees on the sidewalk is rather depressing particuarly when you see them just after Christmas. I try to make my last.....set up the tree the first week of December and don't take anything down until the end of January. The recycling folks will be happy to know that the trees are turned into mulch which I really need a lot off in the backyard.
I realize that this may offend some enviromentalist but I love the real christmas trees. The smell of balsam or alberta spruce just reminds me so much about Christmas. In outdoors or indoors, it does really matter. Nothing seems more festive that the lights around the Christmas trees. I do admit that the sight of the abandoned trees on the sidewalk is rather depressing particuarly when you see them just after Christmas. I try to make my last.....set up the tree the first week of December and don't take anything down until the end of January. The recycling folks will be happy to know that the trees are turned into mulch which I really need a lot off in the backyard. 
