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.
You only need two things to make a flowery tree decoration (besides fresh flowers): a little string and a few small tubes to fill with water. You can often pick these up in flower shops or garden centres as orchid tubes.
First cut off the stem of the flowers, about 10cm below the flower. Then fill the tubes with a little water and place the stems into the tubes. Wrap them with string and attach them to the branches of the tree.
Alternatively, you can also turn old Christmas baubles into festive little vases for flowers to put on the Christmas dinner table, for example.
To do this, cut off the hanger part of the Christmas baubles. If you like, you can also give them a new coat of paint. Once dry, attach the baubles to a solid base such as a wooden star with some glue. Then fill with water and insert the flowers. – dpa
