16 December 2011 - We're featured in the Work Section of The Guardian Newspaper!  Can also be see on-line http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/dec/16/seasonal-work-christmas

Yesterday (26 November) was the first delivery day of the season and boy, was it hectic!  It's all good though!
We also had a visit from Jane and Donald of www.Christmas-spirits.biz who are using our trees for their customers' homes and businesses in and around North Essex and Suffolk.  So if you'd like your home decorated for Christmas, give Christmas Spirits a look.

I have just added children's pages to our website.  This has really tested my PSElements skills!  Take a look at www.forever-green-christmas.co.uk .

We are members of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association

Forever Green Christmas Trees is a proud member of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association and, as such, subscribes to a code of conduct which ensures that crops are sustainable and do not cause damage to the local wildlife.

The Concept

Our Christmas tree rental business idea primarily arose from our interest in conservation.  When we researched this idea, we found that renting a Christmas tree is very popular in the USA.

If you rent a tree this Christmas from Forever Green Christmas Trees you will be part of a very innovative concept in the UK.

Eco-friendly

What do you mean.... "Eco-friendly..."?

Forever Green Christmas Trees is a member of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association and, as such, subscribes to a code of conduct which ensures that crops are sustainable and do not cause damage to the local wildlife.  (See how our office is Eco-friendly too).

Throughout their growth cycle, Christmas trees recycle carbon dioxide by turning it into fresh oxygen.  In fact, just one acre of Christmas trees produces enough oxygen to support 18 people.

Tree farms provide habitats for wildlife and several species of bird - BCTGA members take account of these habitats in the cultivation of their trees.

All our trees are grown (complete with root balls) in special pots (in the ground) which allow them to be uplifted, rented in those pots and replanted at our farm after the Christmas season.

It is estimated that in London alone nearly one million Christmas trees are simply thrown away after Christmas and, in fact, only a small percentage are recycled.  At Forever Green Christmas Trees we aim to reclaim/reuse 100%.  Any thinnings, cuttings or dead trees are chipped and used as mulch to help retain water, supress weeds and return nutrients to the soil.

                                        

Use of pesticides and herbicides

Christmas trees are subject to pests and diseases, just like any other crop.  To combat this, Forever Green Christmas Trees firstly uses natural methods, i.e. hand-weeding, neem oil for pest control, etc.  If, however, this proves not to be effective, we use the bare minimum chemicals necessary.

Living vs Artificial?

Artificial Trees are usually non-biodegradable and the manufacturing process contributes noxious fumes to the environment.  If thrown away, artificial trees will spend centuries degrading in landfill sites and, if burnt, can release deadly toxins into the air.

The long-haul transport of artificial trees manufactured in the Far-East impacts the environment and adds to carbon emissions.

Living vs Artificial?......   no contest!  Help save the environment... Give the planet a Christmas present .....   Rent a living Christmas tree from us!