A Greener Christmas

Sustainable Trees and Festive Gift Tips

There’s something so hopeful about planting a tree – it’s just a little act today that keeps giving for years to come, providing shade, shelter and a home for wildlife, and helping the planet too.

At Just Luv It, caring for the world around us is part of why we’re in business, and we are very proud to support tree planting through our partnership with the Greener Earth Project. It’s also why we love helping you make Christmas feel special in a way that’s kinder to the planet too! So this month, we’re looking at trees – the ones you help to plant every time you buy from us, and the one you’ll put in your home this coming season!

Our tree-planting programme

Through our ongoing tree-planting programme, we support the Greener Earth Project, an initiative that works with community groups and tree-planting partners around the world. The funds also help protect planting sites and ensure the people carrying out the work are paid fairly.

You’ll see us listed among the Greener Earth Project’s business partners, and their work includes planting projects in the UK as well as further afield, including Kenya, Australia, Indonesia and Nicaragua.

For us, it’s so simple: every purchase you make from us helps us contribute to something bigger, and it’s a wonderful thing to tell our customers too. As the festive season approaches, a time when we often think about what really matters, it feels right to be investing in a greener future too.

Choosing a more sustainable Christmas tree

If you love a real tree at Christmas, there are plenty of ways to enjoy one while still treading lightly on the environment.

Choose a potted tree. A pot-grown tree has its roots intact, so it can be planted out in the garden after Christmas, or repotted and enjoyed again next year. Bring it indoors as late as possible, keep it in a cool spot away from radiators and fires, and avoid keeping it inside for more than around 12 days. Keep the compost damp, but never waterlogged.

Consider renting a tree. Tree rental is becoming an increasingly popular option. The tree is delivered in a pot, enjoys its festive moment in your home, then returns to the supplier afterwards to be cared for and grown on for another year.

Decorate naturally. Dried orange slices, cinnamon sticks, pinecones, paper chains, fabric ribbons and foraged greenery can look beautiful without adding to the plastic pile. Choose decorations you’ll love bringing out year after year, and avoid glitter where you can — it’s much harder to recycle.

Recycle responsibly. If you do choose a cut tree, check your local council’s Christmas tree collection or recycling scheme so it can be composted or reused rather than sent to landfill.

Christmas gifting for everyone

Of course, Christmas isn’t just about the tree – it’s about finding gifts that make people feel seen, appreciated and thoroughly spoiled, and why not choose something that feels good to give as well as great to receive?

In our Just Luv It online shop, you’ll find gift ideas for all ages, interests and personalities – whether you’re shopping for a friend who deserves a little pampering, a family member who seems to have everything, a colleague you’d like to thank, or a little one who is already counting down the days. Or maybe you’d like a little something new to decorate your own Christmas tree!

You can filter our beautiful products to show various options:

• Gifts for her: beautiful treats, self-care picks and little luxuries – garden décor, room scents, and little trinket boxes
• Gifts for him: practical, fun and feel-good gifts he’ll genuinely use and enjoy, like decorative but sturdy garden stakes, bamboo bottle holders and characterful egg cosies
• For children and teens: playful presents and ideas to suit different ages – cute keyrings, seed bombs and little Christmas characters
• For grandparents and older relatives: comforting, meaningful gifts that show you care – little countryside animal companions, beautiful coasters and cheerful bird feeders
• For friends and colleagues: affordable treats, stocking fillers and thoughtful thank-you gifts – little characters to decorate a desk, handy sari-bound journals
• For the person who has everything: something a little different, with a story behind it – a tree planting voucher or a unique, handcrafted ornament

Whether you’re looking for a small something to pop in a card or a main present to place under the tree, we hope you’ll find something that makes gift-buying feel joyful rather than rushed, and offer you some beautiful, intriguing alternatives to the mass-market options elsewhere. See our online Just Luv It Shop and browse by category.

Come and see us this Christmas

We’ll be out and about at festive events over the coming weeks, and we’d love to meet you, help you choose a gift and share a little Christmas cheer – find us here:

• 7 & November, Barn Hotel & Spa Xmas Market Weekender, Grantham
• 14 November, Bell Plantation Christmas Weekender, Towcester
• 21 November – Daventry Christmas Market, town centre
• 21 & 22 November – Delapre Abbey Christmas Weekender
• 26-29 November – Christmas Fair at Kelmarsh Hall
• 28 November – Rutland Fair Trade Christmas Market, Oakham Castle
• 29 November – Leamington Spa Christmas Market
• 2-6 December – Lamport Hall Christmas Market

We’ll be adding more dates and details to our Events page on our website over the coming weeks, and sharing them on our social media too, so keep an eye out! https://justluvit.co.uk/events/

However you celebrate, we hope your Christmas is filled with warmth, good company and a few beautifully wrapped surprises. And here’s to a festive season that feels good, for the people we love, and for the planet too.