Going Green for Christmas

Ecological Considerations     Environmentally the debate continues:  Artificial or Live? Last year an estimated 9.3 Million artificial trees were sold in the United States.  Half the trees put up during the 2007 Christmas holiday season were artificial.  Why are more people choosing to abandon their traditional cut Christmas tree in favor of an artificial Christmas tree? For many people it's a simple matter of not wanting to spend the time nor the gas to drive to the local tree lot or tree farm to purchase a live tree.  People would prefer to invest their time and gas shopping for holiday gifts. The quality of artificial Christmas trees manufactured has dramatically increased during the past five years.  Artificial Christmas trees have become incredibly realistic in their appearance and are available in a multitude of styles, sizes, shapes, and colors.  Today's trees may be purchased prelit with a variety of lighting options. Artificial Christmas trees are easy to put up and take down and they last for many years.  You can put them up as early as you would like and take them down long after the Christmas season - there are no time constraints compared to those found with a live tree.  Artificial Christmas trees require littlw maintenance.  They do not require watering; they do not shed their needles, or drip sap, and when the holiday season is over you pack it away in your Tree Storage Bag and store it until next season.  There are no worries as to how you will dispose of your tree. Artificial trees can be purchased pre lit eliminating the painstaking task of untangling lights.  Our trees are safe and are treated with a flame retardant material. Conservation experts question the cutting down of millions of live trees each year and the impact it has on our environment.  Many of the live trees never get properly recycled and contribute to the tons of extra garbage picked up each holiday season, which require disposal.  Legitimate arguments can be made by live Christmas tree growers to purchase a live tree, and ultimately it's up to the you as the consumer to decide which tree best fits your lifestyle. We realize our customer's have busy schedules during the holiday season and we've designed our website to be easily navigated by the first time visitor and seasoned veteran alike.  All our products are categorized in easy to use tabs and product categories. We have included many help sections highlighted throughout our website that can be easily accessed by clicking on the key phrase or word.  We offer a variety of payment options, and orders can be placed over the Internet or phone with our highly qualified staff.  LED Christmas lights: Are they environmentally friendly? LED technology offers the ability to generate light longer with less degradation, and at a lower cost per lumen than traditional fluorescent lamps.  Reports show that around nine percent of your house energy costs come through lighting in your home.  A majority of the power required to light an incandescent lamp is lost in heat and a very small portion produces the light.  LED lights require 10-20% of the power required to produce the same amount of light as an incandescent lamp.  LEDs produce directional light and the light more closely resembles natural light.  They are cool to the touch and have a long life span as opposed to an incandescent lamp.  Prices continue to fall each year on LED lights which is all the more reason to convert all your existing conventional lighting to LED lights.  LEDs represent a long term investment that will begin paying for itself in the first year of use. LED lights are ecologically friendly to the environment as they are composed of electronic components rather than a filament in a gas enclosed bulb.  They can be disposed of in a manner similar to any other electronic equipment.  Other types of lights require specific disposal methods. Some non-LED bulbs contain gases that are potentially dangerous when inhaled if the outer glass is broken and the gas is allowed to escape. LEDs are the newest and upcoming generation of lighting that will be commonplace in the near future.