Make your own sustainable Christmas baubles from colourful flowers

If you prefer a more natural-looking Christmas tree, you can also hang flowers like chrysanthemums on branches. Photo: Styled by Sabine/JustChrys.com/dpa

Nothing against baubles, but after literally centuries of Western countries decorating their Christmas trees with the same spherical ornaments, where's the harm in shaking things up a little?

If you want a more unusual – and sustainable – approach, you can also decorate your evergreen with flowers, such as colourful chrysanthemums, some of which continue to flower even in winter.