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Outdoor Christmas Trees
 Those
who love to decorate for Christmas can never have enough of
Christmas trees. Why not head outdoors and give yourself a chance
to decorate another Christmas tree - an Outdoor Christmas tree? It
is a great way to keep things seasonal and festive even in your
outdoor area. We bring you some tricks of the trade and creative
ideas for decorating and displaying outdoor Christmas trees.
1. Choosing your outdoor tree is the first decision you need to
make. If you have living fir, spruce or small pine trees in your
garden, you can decorate them as your outdoor Christmas trees. If
you don't, pre-lit artificial trees are great for the purpose.
2. You can make your outdoors Christmassy by displaying outdoor
trees just like you have done indoors. Use lights and plastic
weather-resistant ribbons for the trees and wrap some empty boxes
with colored cellophane or plastic wrap to display underneath. Add
some plastic toys and you have a festive outdoor corner. Keep in
mind that all decorations used need to be waterproof.
3. Wish the birds in your garden a 'Merry Christmas' by decorating
an outdoor Christmas tree for the birds and giving them their
much-needed winter feed. Decorate the tree with birdhouses and
other themed ornaments and place bird-feeders and seeds on them.
String dried fruit slices to make ornaments. Cover pinecones with
suet and seeds. Make garlands using slices of dried fruits, berries
or popcorn.
4. If you love light displays, you can buy Christmas tree frames or
create your own using tomato cages and the lighting them up for a
gorgeous night time display.
5. For those living in warmer areas that do not receive snowfall,
flocking your outdoor tree will give a lovely effect.
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