It's Hard To Hug a Christmas Tree

As an avowed tree-hugger, I cringe at the prospect of dragging my dead evergreen to the park to be recycled into mulch after Christmas. But decorating a ficus or crafting a poinsettia display just doesn’t spread the appropriate holiday cheer. I’d love to have a yard full of healthy Christmas trees from years gone by, but the live trees I’ve purchased and later replanted died immediately. Oh well- I suppose glittery mulch is kind of festive.