Alaska Scores Their First Ever Capital Christmas Tree
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TLC recovers from spring fire, ready for holiday sales – The Edmond Sun: Business
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TLC employees Kevin Phillips and Kristy Rutland get pansies and mums ready to sell while customer Jennifer Smith picks out pansies for her flower beds. TLC had more than $140,000 in damage to their greenhouses when four of them burned in February. The greenhouses have been rebuilt and TLC is ready for the holidays with fresh, cut trees arriving the day after Thanksgiving and poinsettias growing in the greenhouses.
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Iceland’s Next Christmas Tree Found – The Reykjavik Grapevine
0“Oslo has picked the tree to send us this year and the mayor sent me this photo of it,” Dagur wrote in his newsletter. “I really like it, and you can’t help but get in the Christmas spirit just looking at it.”
Here is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial person. Selling trees in Iceland could pay off big.
How environmentally sustainable is the Christmas tree industry? – Quora
085% of fake trees are made in China. Trees you buy at a local tree lot usually come from tree farms in your state. Not only does this help local US businesses, but this cuts down on the carbon footprint. [4]
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Tree Seller Sees Honor System at Work in Chatham | Chatham, NJ Patch
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The volunteer organizer of the sale did some quick arithmetic the day after Christmas and realized four Christmas trees “disappeared” since the Jaycees lot closed for the season Dec. 23.
Heap, the Jaycees director, shared the story at the last Borough Council meeting in announcing “another successful tree sale.” He said he’s still trying to find another civic-minded group interested in taking over the sale.
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Dumped Christmas trees are a gift for Lake Havasu fish – Los Angeles Times
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There, thousands of #christmas trees sunk by wildlife biologists have found a second life as fish habitat in an ecosystem damaged by the damming of the Colorado River decades ago.
What nature once provided — a steady source of organic material such as brush and uprooted trees — disappeared when the once wild and muddy river was tamed.
Curated from articles.latimes.com
I know this has been common practice in Alaska and Minnesota. Such a great way to maintain habitats in areas that rely on the fishing industry to keep businesses alive.
History of Christmas Trees – Christmas – HISTORY.com
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Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Discover the history of the Christmas tree, from the earliest winter solstice celebrations, to Queen Victoria and all the way to the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center tree.
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30 Unconventional Christmas Trees You Haven’t Seen Before
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. Well, you know what season this is. Everywhere you go there are Christmas jingles and chimes in shopping malls, on the radio or online. That’s the sign that you should get started on two things: your Christmas shopping and how to start decorating your Christmas tree!
Curated from www.hongkiat.com
These are some very cool alternatives to for those of us who can’t have a real tree in the house but it is always better to have a real, fresh cut, Christmas tree from a tree lot or a #cut your own christmas tree farm.
Decorate your Christmas tree in 5 easy steps – Style At Home
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Slide #6 provides so useful information on how many lights you need per foot of tree. As well as garland and decorations.
Curated from www.styleathome.com
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