Deck the halls with real holly...drawing on an old age adage of having a natural eco - Christmas. Instead of spending money on artificial Christmas decorations that won't bio-degrade, let nature decorate your home this Christmas. Christmas decorations can be made from organic, recycled and scrap materials. Try organic popcorn, dough, cinnamon sticks, bows, gingerbread, holly, seasonal berries, organic fruit and vegetables, ivy and evergreen branches, pine cones, gumnuts,painted eggshells, dried indian corn - after Christmas, store decorations for next year and put the branches in the composter. Have arrangements of greenery from the garden and organic seasonal fruit, with bright red apples amongst the greenery. Using garden trimmings as decorations costs nothing and you xmas-crayon_drawing_280px.jpghave to prune them anyway. Hang greenery, twist into wreaths or garlands or make table arrangements, etc with greenery and bright fruit. Apples, oranges and other fruit can last for 2-3 weeks in decorations and can be eaten after that or used for cooking a pie or for juicing, in our home they get eaten and we replace daily. Leave some greenery for last minute changes or replacements that will wilt, or as extra Christmas decorations closer to Christmas or for the Christmas table. Make a homemade wreath from branches trimmed from your garden. Decorate the outdoor trees and bushes in your yard with homemade decor that will survive a few weeks of weather.
An environmentally friendly Christmas need not be the traditional red and green. Let nature be the inspiration for your own unique, individual style. If you need ideas or just want to enjoy the beauty of a natural Christmas Tree stop and see the Natural Christmas tree donated to the county by Huebner Christmas Tree farm and decorated by Texas Agrilife Master Gardeners of Leon County in the lobby of the Leon County Annex I.
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Texas Agrilife Master Gardeners Jeff Miller, Mary Foucheux, Elaine Trefry, Kay Serifin, Charlene Manning, Carole Huebner, Brenda Savelle, Laminda Coker, and Charlie Patin.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
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