It's not so much that I am lazy, it's just that I prefer looking at wildlife - birds, butterflies, wildflowers etc. rather than doing grown up things like weeding. After all, those butterflies won't chase themselves.
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| The Christmas tree in its Yuletide glory |
At Christmas I enjoy dressing and being with a real tree - particularly the smell of it. However, all good things come to an end and on the 12th Day of Christmas, I packed the decorations and lights away and put the tree outside. Over the next few weeks, I will be using some of the ideas in Aly Fowler's article
What to do with your Christmas tree to make sure that not a scrap of our tree is wasted.
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| Removing branches from the tree. |
I've removed a number of branches from the tree and clipped the needles and smallest twigs into pieces to use a mulch. I sprinkled pieces that were too big on one of our muddy paths.
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| Christmas tree mulch sprinkled under the heather. |
I sprinkled the mulch under heathers. Soon, I will make some more mulch for the camelias. According to Alys Fowler:
The needles of fir trees make excellent ericaceous compost, perfect for pleasing blueberries, cranberries, bilberries, heathers and azaleas.
We stopped using peat some time ago and maybe Christmas tree needles will prove a useful substitute.
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