My place is so small that I cannot use any regular sized tree, real or artificial. There is just no room.
But we get a small, living tree each year. One about 18 inches or so high, and planted in a gallon sized planter.
We put it up on a coffee table, and place gifts around it.
After Christmas, I plant it outside, where in future years, I can string lights on it to decorate the outside. I have some deer made out of gold colored lights that I plant around my ever-growing “Christmas forest.”
I started planting my little Christmas trees after the holiday a few years ago, and, of course, the older trees keep growing. So this is beginning to shape up into a little city forest that really looks nice all year long.
My new kitten enjoys the outdoor trees, too, during the daytime when we let her out to play.
