For me, the Christmas season does not begin until the smell of a fresh-cut Frasier fir fills my family room. Once a live or fresh-cut tree is in the home, the unmistakable smell of pine, spruce or fir ...

If you love getting a fresh Christmas tree for your living room each year, you’ve probably wondered if it’s possible to grow one yourself. Do you need the acreage of a whole Christmas tree farm, or ...

Q: We just bought our first home and my bride wants this year’s Christmas tree to be one we can plant in the yard, to be a remembrance tree. I think it’s a great idea but don’t know if there are rules ...

Cut Christmas trees are the epitome of cut foliage. They grow on farms until harvest, like most other cut foliage. They then beautify homes and other interior spaces for Christmas. Tony Tomeo can be ...

NC scientists work to perfect the Fraser fir while fighting a tree-killing disease. Ashe County, NC is the nation’s largest producer of Christmas trees and the site of the Upper Mountain Research ...

I’ve always loved a real Christmas tree but struggled with the idea of cutting down trees just to decorate them inside my home for a few weeks a year. Trees are living things and to grow them just to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to make sure your plants are getting the right amount of light, how to deal with the Christmas ...

There used to be huge debates about the benefits of an artificial Christmas tree versus a live one. Live trees lost until the debate ultimately gave way to a robust, live Christmas tree industry. Now ...