I am so tickled to bring you this episode, a very special episode in the Best of Growing

Joy series. Plant Friends, this is the fifth episode I ever published in my over 300 episodes

on this podcast, but I figured the timing is perfect for me to bring back this oldie but a goodie

that even if you've been a real

devout listener of the podcast, you might have missed because it's so far down the feed,

perfect for the best of growing joy season, all about Christmas trees and why you should get a

real Christmas tree instead of a fake Christmas tree. This was an interview I did back in 2017 with Mary

Jean Packer. Back then, she was with the Christmas Tree Farmers Association of New York.

And she busted a lot of myths about real versus artificial trees, sustainable practices,

and how if you choose to get a real tree, you could keep them fresh all season long.

It was a delightful little conversation and gets you in the spirit for having that

beautiful fresh Christmas tree and that scent in your home.

Now, once again, this is the fifth episode of Growing Joy.

I am a self-tapped podcaster.

The audio quality is not as good as it is now. So just bear with

me. It's a shorter episode, but I hope you enjoy it and that it gets you into the holiday

festive feelings. Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy

in our lives by doing so.

I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's

Guide to Cultivating Happiness,

speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend. On Growing Joy with

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