Premium Christmas trees are likely to be in short supply this year. That means deals and discounts will be harder to come by — unless you're willing to wait to bring home a fir or overlook its ...

Home care includes cutting 1/4 to 1/2 inch off the end of the tree as soon as you get home. If you are not putting up the tree that day, it should be stored in a cool, dry place.

I sold my first Christmas tree when I was 13. My father was clearing some land with firs on it and we [Sam and his co-founder brother Josh] saw them as a way of making some pocket money.

Dry Christmas trees are a fire hazard, so to ensure your tree isn’t dry, shake it and watch to see what falls. If you only see a few brown needles fall, you’re golden.

Cut your own spruce, pine or fir Christmas tree starting Nov. 25 at Montrose's Covered Bridge Ranch, which also has wreath decorating, hot chocolate and marshmallow roasting.

However, if a person wishes to buy Premium Bonds as a gift for Christmas, they may want to act sooner rather than later. That’s because the deadline for buying them in readiness for December 25 ...

The Hive, which sells premium Christmas decorations, wreaths and pines, offers Fraser Firs from £65 to £85 and British Nordmanns for £60.