A fun and “green” Christmas tradition is to plant a living Christmas tree in your yard and create a legacy for your family, as you watch the tree grow. For families with plenty of land available, you can plant a tree each year, and even name them for special people, like “Nona’s tree.” Enjoy your decorated tree as the star of your living room for a week before planting it, but before you purchase a living tree, consider the full height that this tiny tree will reach.

When you are choosing a tree for your garden, you should be mindful of the height and spread of the tree once it has finished growing. If you make the wrong decision, your tree may well become crowded and in most suburban gardens the appearance will be ruined. This is especially so with specimen trees, so resist the temptation to purchase that lovely looking tree from the catalog until you are certain of its suitability for your garden.

If you enjoy cooking with lemons and also like to garden, consider an indoor lemon tree. Indoor lemon trees are a good looking and fragrant addition to your home and typically produce several pounds of fresh fruit per year.

Having just one fruit tree in a small garden can make a huge difference but in a larger garden such a tree can grow to maturity and there can be room for another one or two. In the case of fruit bearing trees this is great news because it is often necessary to have both a male and female tree to ensure germination. However those gardeners who grow pitted fruit trees, such as plum or cherry trees, will know that these types of fruit tree can often prove to be more susceptible to disease than others.

It is almost impossible to protect your fruit trees from pests during the summer without using pesticides or chemicals. However, many gardeners worry that traces of such substances can find their way into the fruit itself. There is a way, though, to rid your trees of pests without affecting the tree itself.