I hope the final days of November find you well. Here in upstate New York, the days are often gray and always too short. I'm looking forward to the lights and bustle of the Christmas season while dreading the relentless consumerism and 24-7 Christmas songs.*
If you celebrate Christmas and would like to stop buying a cut tree that will most likely end up in a landfill after a few weeks, I've got three much more sustainable (and plastic-free) options for your consideration below. But please note that there's no judgement from me if you prefer to buy a cut tree and please don't sweat it!
1. Get a Small Tree to Live Indoors Permanently
You can buy a small evergreen tree that can live in a pot inside your house year-round that you can decorate at holiday time. Bonus: this little tree will add its ever-greenery to your home during the dark winter months. During the warmer months, you may wish to put it outside to get more sun if you have a yard or balcony.
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2. Get an Indoor “Ornament Tree” to Decorate
If house plants are not your thing, you can always buy a small wooden or metal ornament tree to decorate (sizes range from tabletop to free-standing). When the holidays are over, you can break it down and store it until it’s time to celebrate again. Whether wood or metal, there are plenty of nice options available at a range of prices.
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Decorate a Living Tree That’s Growing Outside
If you have access to the outdoors in your home, try decorating a living tree outside. You can even make the decorations edible to help wildlife through a lean time of year by stringing popcorn and cranberries, drying orange and apple slices and making bird feeders out of pinecones slathered in peanut butter and coated in seeds. Get more directions on making bird-friendly ornaments here. Pssst! Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and babysitters: this could be a fun activity to do with kids on a weekend or over their winter break.
*There are a few Christmas songs/carols that I love, including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Feliciano's Feliz Navidad, good old Silent Night, and one that is new to me, In the Bleak Midwinter which I first heard in the truly wonderful BBC comedy show Ghosts which I could not recommend more. Watch it!
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