This year, our Christmas tree is a petite Mediterranean pine. It was purchased at a hardware store with a nursery, and it is alive! We decided that it was better to have something that would last. Bigger isn’t necessarily better.

Think of all the things you could buy with the money that you spend on a holiday tree every year. Some people prefer an artificial tree. I like to fill my home with plants, so this was a natural choice.

How many of you out there in Cyberspace have a living tree in your house right now, that you will use again next year during the holidays? Hooray for you!