Christmas tree recycling: an alternative
Baltimore City residents can take their Christmas trees to a central location and have them turned into mulch. Or they can leave them out with the garbage for a regular pick-up.
But there is a third alternative: leave the tree in the yard.
A Christmas tree, left on its side in an out-of-the-way spot in the yard, ay look a little unsightly, but you'd have a hard time convincing the birds and other small creatures that will seek shelter there.
Shelter not only from the harsh winds we've been experiencing lately, but also from predators, especially the flying kind. Birds and small animals no longer have the protective cover of a tree canopy, and there isn't much left in the yard to hide them from hawks.
Another possibility?
I realize some might think of leaving the Christmas tree in the yard the same way they think of cars up on blocks in the yard.
For another take on taking down the Christmas tree, see these suggestions from Teresa O'Connor, who blogs at Seasonal Wisdom. She wrote this as a guest post for aHa! Modern Living.
