Christmas Trees as Mulch
My visiting spokes-tree (seen in a solo photo-op in place-holder one and with her friends in place-holder two) has asked me to post the following message here on HT:
"Orphaned Christmas trees fill the streets of New York City at this time, giving a new meaning to the phrase "tree-lined streets" and it is a sad sight. The photographs posted above are just a tiny fraction of this occurrence. I want to remind my green-thumb comrades that one small consolation is that abandoned Christmas trees can easily be turned into mulch (for free) at various facilities, and you can go on-line to find the center nearest you. As for me, I only mulch once a year, every December (or late November whenever I do my garden winterizing*) before the onset of winter, but if you mulch frequently or have a larger area in which you garden, you might find these centers meet your needs."
The message is a a direct quote from something I posted on Blogger in 2011 and while I do not like to recycle my cyber-space content, I do like to do anything to promote recycling used Christmas trees by using them for mulch; therefore I'm happy to fulfill my spokes-tree's request to me.
What about you, dear reader? What happens to discarded Christmas trees in the area where you live?
REFERENCES:
* http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/urban-garden-winterizing-update-2716445 AND
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/urban-garden-winterizing-update-part-one-2725286 AND
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/grow/urban-garden-winterizing-update-part-three-2753703
AND BTW, as with a number of the figurines that I write about, most of the figurines featured in this post are available via Steve Mohr of More and More Antiques. (212-580-8404)
"Orphaned Christmas trees fill the streets of New York City at this time, giving a new meaning to the phrase "tree-lined streets" and it is a sad sight. The photographs posted above are just a tiny fraction of this occurrence. I want to remind my green-thumb comrades that one small consolation is that abandoned Christmas trees can easily be turned into mulch (for free) at various facilities, and you can go on-line to find the center nearest you. As for me, I only mulch once a year, every December (or late November whenever I do my garden winterizing*) before the onset of winter, but if you mulch frequently or have a larger area in which you garden, you might find these centers meet your needs."
The message is a a direct quote from something I posted on Blogger in 2011 and while I do not like to recycle my cyber-space content, I do like to do anything to promote recycling used Christmas trees by using them for mulch; therefore I'm happy to fulfill my spokes-tree's request to me.
What about you, dear reader? What happens to discarded Christmas trees in the area where you live?
REFERENCES:
* http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/urban-garden-winterizing-update-2716445 AND
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/urban-garden-winterizing-update-part-one-2725286 AND
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/grow/urban-garden-winterizing-update-part-three-2753703
AND BTW, as with a number of the figurines that I write about, most of the figurines featured in this post are available via Steve Mohr of More and More Antiques. (212-580-8404)
This picture was featured in a December 2013 Blogger post @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2013/12/the-sixth-day-of-christmas.html
This picture was featured in a December 2013 Blogger post @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2013/12/the-sixth-day-of-christmas.html
This picture was featured in a January 2011 Blogger post @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2011/01/tree-lined-streets.html
This picture was featured in a January 2011 Blogger post @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2011/01/tree-lined-streets.html
This picture was featured in a January 2011 Blogger post @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2011/01/tree-lined-streets.html
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But don't the residents have to put them to the curb for pick up? I know we have drop off places here but do they have them in NY?
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Great program, I just had no idea how they got the trees to the mulch place. A lot of people will take the kids and make a day out of picking out a tree and then not pay much attention to getting rid of it...that even happens in most cities! But then I use very small artificial trees because my kids have been grown for decades now! HA!
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@Jeanette S It is a great program because families can involve their children in both picking out a tree and recycling it!
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