Treat the Birds with Your Recycled Christmas Tree
Articles from Best Garden Bird Feeders
Ideas for your Christmas tree now that Christmas is gone!
- Put the tree in its stand out on the patio, deck or porch and decorate with treats for the wild birds. You could hang suet cakes, pieces of fruit or a bird feeder filled with nuts. At this time of year there is often a shortage of food for the wild birds so they will greatly benefit from the treats.
- If you have a wild part of your garden lay the tree (after removing all the decorations of course!) on the ground. Small animals will use it as cover in the harsh weather or as a shelter from predators.
- Make compost from the tree. Shred it completely then add it to the compost pile. Pine trees may change the pH of the compost to be more acidic so it will be particularly helpful if you have soil that is a little high in pH.
- Make a mulch of the tree. A mulch is different from a compost which is encouraged to break down in the compost bin by the addition of water and regularly turned. Chop up the tree and keep in a container to use as a mulch on the garden.
- You could also chop of some of the branches and add to flower arrangements.
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