The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. For ...

Select a tree that looks fresh and whose needles are not brittle. You want one that has a strong fragrance and a dark, natural green color. Avoid bored holes in the wood, signs of bugs — like spider ...

For those who buy real Christmas trees, you certainly have a desire for that tree to retain a healthy appearance through the Christmas holiday season. Maintaining a healthy tree should start by ...

Christmas is nearly here and you’re thinking about presents, house decorations and putting up a tree. What’s your tree plan this year? Lugging home a Christmas tree and decorating it in the living ...

Do you like the thrill of a real Christmas tree or the ease of an artificial one? According to a 2025 survey by the American Christmas Tree Association, more than 80% of households plan on displaying ...

A fresh-cut Christmas tree can offer a magical experience in the home this time of year. The distinct smell of pine from a real tree makes for lasting memories -- and even makes picking up pine ...

PureWow editors select every item that appears on this page, and some items may be gifted to us. Additionally, PureWow may earn compensation through affiliate links within the story. All prices are ...

PureWow editors select every item that appears on this page, and some items may be gifted to us. Additionally, PureWow may earn compensation through affiliate links within the story. All prices are ...