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Tiny Trees

Nothing is more festive than a Christmas tree. Matthew buys small live trees, wraps colorful textured fabric around their bases, and decorates with different color themes (depending on where he’s placing the tree). He prefers no lights, while Jenny likes the multicolored ones, so they always have several “his and her” mini-trees scattered throughout the […]

Close-up of a Christmas tree with green branches adorned with shiny red ornaments and decorative bird figures.

Tiny trees

Photo Credit: Zaslow, Francine
Tiny trees
Tiny trees
Photo Credit: Zaslow, Francine
Nothing is more festive than a Christmas tree. Matthew buys small live trees, wraps colorful textured fabric around their bases, and decorates with different color themes (depending on where he’s placing the tree). He prefers no lights, while Jenny likes the multicolored ones, so they always have several “his and her” mini-trees scattered throughout the house. This one in the dining room carries their palette forward, thanks to red glass ornaments and birds with glitter-laden wings.

Polly Bannister

Polly Bannister was a Yankee staff editor and a favorite of readers for more than 20 years. She is continually inspired by New England’s beautiful and diverse landscape—from cranberry bogs, sandy beaches, and granite-topped mountains to thriving cities, white clapboard houses on village greens, and red-brick mill towns.

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