http://www.portlandmyway.com/archives/48 For All Home Buyers Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:54:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.portlandmyway.com/archives/48/comment-page-1#comment-10078 Stacy Green Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:30:23 +0000 http://www.portlandmyway.com/?p=48#comment-10078 Does anyone have suggestions & addresses for places where one can find a Xmas tree lots that support a charity? Does anyone have suggestions & addresses for places where one can find a Xmas tree lots that support a charity?

]]> http://www.portlandmyway.com/archives/48/comment-page-1#comment-378 The Ethics of Christmas Trees » Portland Interior Design Blog Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:23:36 +0000 http://www.portlandmyway.com/?p=48#comment-378 [...] And what about fake trees? Everyone knows how I feel about fake plants, but I also used to cry when trees got cut down. Fake trees are lighter and easier to deal with. Some already come with their own lights. They are more expensive, but they seem more efficient. A cut tree costs about $25-35. They sell full-sized fake trees at Fred Meyer’s for about $130. You can just use the same one every year instead of searching out, cutting down, and buying a new tree every year. In the end you probably end up saving. In spite of this, I say go for the real tree. I hate fake plants so much that I’d rather kill a real one. Real trees smell so amazing and look quaint and adorable rather than tacky and sterile. Don’t forget that raw materials go into fake trees too. Plastic is definitely not a renewable resource. To read the terrifying truth about fake trees, you can go to your trusted source, the National Christmas Tree Association. [...] [...] And what about fake trees? Everyone knows how I feel about fake plants, but I also used to cry when trees got cut down. Fake trees are lighter and easier to deal with. Some already come with their own lights. They are more expensive, but they seem more efficient. A cut tree costs about $25-35. They sell full-sized fake trees at Fred Meyer’s for about $130. You can just use the same one every year instead of searching out, cutting down, and buying a new tree every year. In the end you probably end up saving. In spite of this, I say go for the real tree. I hate fake plants so much that I’d rather kill a real one. Real trees smell so amazing and look quaint and adorable rather than tacky and sterile. Don’t forget that raw materials go into fake trees too. Plastic is definitely not a renewable resource. To read the terrifying truth about fake trees, you can go to your trusted source, the National Christmas Tree Association. [...]

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