Eco-Friendly Christmas, Part One
Patti The Garden Girl's, tips for having a more eco-friendly holiday. Don't forget to check out www.gardengirltv.com and subscribe to her newsletter.
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Step 1:
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Christmas Trees
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Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since around the 1850’s. It has become a staple in the American holiday. Every year I buy a Christmas tree and when Christmas is over I try and make use of it outside in my garden.
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Step 2:
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Eco-Friendly
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This year I’m going to have an eco-friendly Christmas so I’m using a potted Christmas tree and when Christmas is over I’m going to plant it in my garden. A potted tree is still alive and when properly cared for won’t become kindling for a fire. In America nearly thirty-five million trees are cut down every year during Christmas. One mature tree can remove up to forty-eight pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere. So it is up to us to do our part, no matter how small.
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Step 3:
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Christmas Tree Decorations
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So part 2 of our eco-friendly Christmas is our decorations for our Christmas tree, and as you can see here we’ve got this popcorn that I popped earlier. In addition to the popcorn, we’re going to take these pinecones and we’re going to make these pinecones into little ornaments for our Christmas tree. Now I went out earlier in my front yard and got a bunch of these pinecones and just brought them in. I didn’t even buy them; it didn’t even cost me a dime, so, eco-friendly Christmas.
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Step 4:
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LED Lights
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Okay, the other thing that we are going to be putting on our Christmas tree to be eco-friendly are LED lights. Yes, thank you Phillips and every other company out there that’s making LED lights now. This is just a wonderful addition. I know we have just tons of lights that we have collected throughout the years but it is not the time to convert. Houses can light on fire due to keeping Christmas tree lights on, because they are going to be not only the most energy efficient, but the safest.
