Gardening Expert, Angela Slater, reveals top Christmas trends for 2021

“It looks as though mainly soft natural muted colours and a lot of DIY items such as wood, natural dried florals, dried citrus slices, cinnamon sticks, and fresh greenery will be trending this year.”

“Snowy and frosted trees appear to be dominating the artificial Christmas tree market again as customers are seeking something a little different to the traditional green. Customers are favouring the appearance of fresh trees and are therefore opting for trees with an irregular natural shape. The formal cone shape has been left behind this year!”

“The snowy trees are ideally suited for a natural Scandi style decorative palette: try pale blue; white; caramel and wood for a restful contemporary design. If you love the look of a tree dressed in natural decorations, the snowy trees (which already come adorned with fresh cones) are the perfect base to which you can add dried florals and homemade decorations. Plain warm or cool white LED lights are still the most popular, with novelty lights still being bought in their numbers for children’s bedrooms; however, they are not likely to feature heavily on Christmas trees.”

“Soft pink, white, and Christmas gold appear to be dominating the Christmas scene this year. Out is the muted old gold and back in is the bright, cheerful gold we all know from our childhoods. Mix the muted pink and white with a soft caramel or with natural birch wood ornaments, fur animal heads and reams of spiraling ribbon. If you’re not confident about mixing colours, just stick to the gold and white. Don’t buy lots of different styles of ornaments; keep to just a select few and buy large quantities. Tie everything together with rolls of ribbon, either spiraled around the tree or draped from top to bottom. Soft muted greys still seem to feature heavily with customers who prefer a design-led stylish Christmas tree, but these can easily be incorporated with the soft pink and white.”

“Although Christmas 2020 was such a disappointment to many, this year gives families the chance to get involved with decorating the tree and cooking together. The use of natural and homemade ornaments brings everyone together, either gathered around the kitchen table or going out into the countryside to collect vegetation. Collect pinecones, ornamental seed heads, bunches of curly twigs and pieces of colourful bark. Cones, seed heads and twigs can be sprayed gold or snowy and pushed into the tree. Bark can be cut into Christmas shapes and either hung in the tree or incorporated into a mantlepiece display; keep it simple by just adding the cones and groups of different-sized church candles. You will need a sharp sturdy blade to cut the bark so make sure you don’t leave it to the children.”

“Have a walk around the garden or ask a neighbour for flower heads such as hydrangea, sea-holly or teasels. Spray them with a soft gold, or bronze, and push them into the tree. They are great for filling in gaps and, gathered in a bunch, make a stunning tree topper. You can use fresh evergreen leaves from the garden to make a stunning mantlepiece or dining table display; the downside of this is that they only last a few days, especially if the room is hot. You can always extend this by arranging the display in a wet florist’s oasis. Again, popping a few of the bright, gold baubles in clusters of three adds a touch of glitz without going overboard.”

10ft Pre-lit Dunhill Fir Artificial Christmas Tree-£684.99

This 10ft Pre-lit Dunhill Fir artificial Christmas tree would give you the wow factor in any large hotel or shopping centre. It is a PVC tree making it more affordable than the PE mixed trees but of the same great quality. It has a hinged construction and the warm white LED lights are woven through the branches which both enable this large tree to be set up quicker and easier. Enjoy a safe and more cost effective Christmas with this pre-lit Artificial Christmas Tree which comes with long life, energy efficient LED lights which will last for years and have replaceable bulbs in case of breakages in transit with spares included. Hayes will also supply free spare bulbs for 15 years from purchase.

7ft Fraiser Grande Fir Feel-Real Memory Shape Artificial Christmas Tree-£509.99

This 7ft Frasier Grande Fir is a realistic looking PE/PVC mix, hinged tree with Feel-Real Memory-Shape branches with the feathery outline of a traditional Christmas fir tree. The branches are all on a memory wire base so that they spring into shape from the quick release bags to give a professional look after their initial repositioning. The plentiful number of tips will offer lots of options when it comes to decoration & will hide lighting cables well.

7.5ft Pre-lit Weeping Spruce Artificial Feel-Real Artificial Christmas Tree-£449.99

This gently weeping Spruce would fit well in any spacious living room or hallway and looks just like a real Christmas tree. The warm white LED’s are intricately woven through the branches, giving an even lighting display and the addition of the inclusive Music Match System will give extra sparkle. The moulded Feel-Real PE & PVC branches are soft to the touch and just need decorating with baubles to make an eye-catching display. The long life, energy efficient LED lights will last for years and have replaceable bulbs in case of breakages in transit with spares included. Hayes will also supply free spare bulbs for 15 years from purchase.

6ft Most Advanced Pre-Lit Fraiser Grande Fir Slim Feel-Real Artificial Christmas Tree -£299.99

This slim PE/PVC mix 6ft Most Advanced Pre-lit Frasier Grand Fir Artificial Christmas Tree is a high-quality tree, which is realistic to look at, and will continue to look good for years to come without the hassle of dropped needles! It also comes with a range of features that will enable you to get your tree ready to decorate in no time at all. Memory-Shape technology and PowerConnect lighting will save you time every year and the Music Match system will keep you and the kids entertained all Christmas. The warm white LED’s are intricately woven through the branches giving an even lighting display that will finish off your display beautifully. The long life, energy efficient LED lights will last for years and have replaceable bulbs in case of breakages in transit with spares included. Hayes will also supply free spare bulbs for 15 years from purchase.

6.5ft Pre-lit Bayberry Spruce Slim Feel-Real Artificial Christmas Tree-£269.99

This 6.5ft PE/PVC mix Bayberry Spruce has a slim shape which is ideal for corners or narrow spaces and its moulded branches look fantastically realistic! It is a hinged tree with 400 warm white LED lights intricately woven through the branches, giving an even lighting display, and the addition of a pre-lit tree topper would finish off your display beautifully. The long life, energy efficient LED lights will last for years and have replaceable bulbs in case of breakages in transit with spares included. Hayes will also supply free spare bulbs for 15 years from purchase.

6.5ft Snowy Hamilton Spruce Feel-Real Artificial Christmas Tree-£239.99

The 6.5ft Snowy Hamilton Spruce Feel-Real Artificial Christmas Tree has a good number of tips to hold all your decorations whether you go for cool, contemporary colours or warm, traditional reds & gold. It has a mix of PVC & realistic PE branches with tapering rounded tips all with a snowy covering to create a wintry atmosphere in any room.

6.5ft Weeping Spruce Artificial Christmas Tree-£239.99

This 6.5ft Weeping Spruce Xmas tree has hinged branches, for easy assembly, which are a mix of PE & PVC. The downswept PE branches are constructed using moulds of real tree branches which look very realistic and retain their shape after storage. This tree would suit most household room heights leaving space for a star or fairy on the top & will look good for years to come.

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