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When Do You Take Down the Christmas Tree?

Jen Austin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:15:50 +0000

Now that Christmas is over, it's probably time to take down the tree. For most of us anyway. One percent of the population leaves the tree up all year! You know who you are.

How long is too long? Most people take down the tree by early January, and some of us ripped it down as soon as the last present was passed out.

City of Tyler to Offer Christmas Tree Recycling

Jen Austin — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:45:52 +0000

This weekend your Christmas tree is probably well-lit and gorgeous, standing watch over a multitude of neatly-wrapped gifts and providing a warm holiday glow in the living room. This is the best weekend of the year for the tree.

On Wednesday, the tree will be bare of gifts and the kids will be playing their new Wii games while you start thinking about the task of taking down the decorations and tossing the tree.

Extension agents remind us that the trees are living, breathing things (the real ones anyway, not the fake ones), and they can be turned to mulch and help landscaping this spring.

Here's how Tyler plans to recycle Christmas trees.

City Of Tyler Christmas Tree Recycling

Lucky Larry — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:00:35 +0000

Your live Christmas tree has been sitting there quietly in the corner or in front of the front window displaying it's pretty ornaments and twinkling lights all while holding secrets underneath it as to what's all wrapped up in pretty paper and bows. Once the gifts have been opened and Christmas has passed what do you do with the live tree that has slowly lost is bright green color and has turned a dark green and brown in spots? Recycle it of course!

My Cat vs. Our Christmas Tree — Guess Who Won? [VIDEOS]

Lucky Larry — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:02:17 +0000

Many first time cat owners often wondered why their Christmas tree ornaments end up on the floor and scattered throughout the house and it doesn’t take long to figure out either! For some households it’s a daily battle, the cat takes on the Christmas tree and for the most part the cat wins! It begins [...]

Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree — Do You Prefer Real or Fake? [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:02:54 +0000

Christmas trees come in all shapes, sizes, colors and styles and many families in East Texas have their Christmas trees up and decorated and are just waiting for Santa to put presents underneath them. However, there are homes that are still waiting for the tree to be brought in or put up! As far back [...]

When is Too Early to Put Up the Christmas Tree?

Nora Schreiber — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:29 +0000

Almost every store you go into, even before Halloween, has been busting at its seams with Christmas decor. Are people really putting up their decorations this early in the holiday season? Is it even technically the holiday season yet? When do you think you should put up your tree and trimmings? Sure, almost everyone loves [...]

Tyler Christmas Tree Recycling

Lucky Larry — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:03:49 +0000

Christmas day is on the way and soon you'll be wondering what to do with that tree that's been standing in your living room for the last month.

If you're in Tyler you can recycle it! The City Of Tyler Solid Waste Department and Keep Tyler Beautiful will be setting up a couple of drop off locations so you can recycle your undecorated, non-flcoked real tree.

O Christmas Tree What Are You? Real or Artificial? – Survey Of The Day

Lucky Larry — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:29:43 +0000

When it comes to a Christmas tree, everyone has their personal reasons for decorating a real or artificial tree. So I’d like to know what tree you prefer. Vote in our poll after the jump. Once you vote leave me a comment below on why you voted real or artificial!

Shopping For A Christmas Tree in Tyler and Longview — Our Top Five Tree Farms

Lucky Larry — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:00:01 +0000

It becomes the focal point of any room around this time of the year, your Christmas tree! It can't be just any ol' tree either, it has to be "the one" because it's going to hold a ton of your special ornaments, be adorned with hundreds of twinkling lights and topped with the brightest star that a 110 outlet can supply power too!