Top tips for decorating an outdoor Christmas tree

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Christmas trees don’t just have to be for indoors, you can use them to decorate your driveways and front doors too! Here are a few suggestions for choosing your tree, and some of the best outdoor-proof decorations. What kind of tree should you decorate? There is no better opportunity to use a pot-grown Christmas tree…

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Acland Street Community Outdoor Display 2021

We are taking a look back at the amazing Christmas lighting displays that have been shared with us. The first of which is Acland Street in Hull, which as you can see is an incredible lighting display from the community who live there. This definitely puts us in the seasonal spirit and spreads a lot…

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ILLUMINATION STREET WINNERS 2021

Illumination Street Winners 2021

The third year of Illumination Street has been a festive triumph, with double the entries from last year. There were hundreds of submissions of front doors, gardens, and communities filled top-to-toe with dazzling lights and illuminations. Through a tumultuous year there is one thing that shone through and that is the spirit of Christmas. Many…

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Planning Your Display

Whether you’re looking to shake up your existing display or are looking to create an outdoor lighting display for the first time, we want to help you get going with some advice on where to start.   Making a start First of all, we would suggest not jumping in at the deep end. If this is your first year doing an outdoor display,…

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ILLUMINATION STREET 2021

Illumination Street is back for its third year, and it’s set to be bigger and brighter than ever. This run up to Christmas, Illumination Street sponsored by British Garden Centres Group and backed by The Daily Express, is here with £5,000 worth of prizes to be awarded to the nation’s brightest homes. Entries for this…

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5 Games to Play at Christmas

These five games are some family favourites, and the best thing about them is, you don’t need to have purchased them. The only thing you’ll need with these games is a pen and paper, a timer and your family!! Charades This is a classic family game which I’m sure all of you know. Pick a…

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ILLUMINATION STREET PUBLIC VOTE WINNERS

The Public has spoken so here and we have been overwhelmed with the amount of votes we’ve had for this year’s Best Front Door and Best Children’s Display category. So let’s see who won the hearts of the public this year… Best Front Door In first place and winner of £100 worth of British Garden…

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How to decorate small spaces at Christmas

December has arrived, and with it comes the festivities and plenty of planning and preparation to make Christmas a fun and enjoyable time. With many people living in flats, apartments, bedsits, or small homes, you may want to decorate for Christmas without compromising on space. So, use these hints and tips to help you decorate…

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Have yourself an Eco Friendly Christmas

There are many Christmas traditions that we’ve done them for years, our parents did them and so did their parents. Giving presents, lights on the tree things like that. With the knowledge we have now, many of us are slightly more conscious about our carbon footprint and use of plastics etc. If you’re looking for…

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