For many, Christmas is not complete without a big, gaudy Christmas tree. And oftentimes, decorating the Christmas tree is a fun family tradition. But where did this classic tradition of Christmas ...

There is surprisingly little information documenting the history of the Christmas tree. Decorated fir trees, instantly recognizable as a symbol of the holidays today, can be traced back to the 1800s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some faiths Dec. 24 marks the religious Feast Day of Adam and Eve. This being a gardening piece, rather than a religious one, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ’Tis the season for conifers—whether they are being decorated for a little Christmas cheer or merely serving as a vibrant, verdant ...

Every December, a giant Norway spruce attracts crowds to Manhattan's Rockefeller Center to celebrate the holidays. And once the season passes, the famous tree takes on a new life. Once the tree comes ...

Over time, Christmas trees evolved from simple evergreen boughs and wooden pyramids decorated with pine branches to live evergreen trees and, by the 19th century, artificial trees. Long before ...