What's your preference? Fresh or artificial? I love the fragrance of fresh, and the experience of going to a tree farm, going on hayrides, having hot cocoa, and picking out our own tree! But, I love the convenience of artificial!
We used to get fresh ones but since we’re empty nesters, we just enjoy the convenience of the artificial- much easier to get up and decorated! And the Thymes Fir candle makes up for the absence of scent!! I’ll go recommend that!!
We had an artificial tree when I was growing up and then one year, as a later teen, my dad decided to splurge and purchase a real tree from the grocery store. While it was fun for a few days, once it dried the needles we're a mess to cleanup and not to mention it's a huge fire hazard once it starts to dry out. When I have kids, maybe once in a blue moon, we will go cut one down in the mountains and make an experience out of it!
This is my first year having a real tree! We had to create a gate around it so that our dog and baby don't get into the fallen pines before I can clean it up but the smell alone is worth it. It's also difficult for us as city dwellers to find space to store an artificial tree year round.