It seems Roger Hay of the British Christmas Tree Growers Association(GTGA) is a busy many these days.
There is a war raging about the ethics of using a farmed Christmas Tree and as the official spokesman for CTGA Roger is at pains to defend the associations reputation.
I wrote only last week about how Kew, the famous botanical gardens in London, have decorated a mature Cedar tree in the grounds stating it is an attempt to encourage sustainability.
Now Bob Flowerdew, the BBC gardeners Question Time panellist and organic gardener has fueled the debate by buying a plastic tree instead of a traditional Norway Spruce, claiming that Britons are "slowly torture them [Christmas Trees] to death".
Juicer says: I think this is all going a bit too far! Can Bob Flowerdew honestly say that he does not cut flowers from his garden do adorn the rooms of his house? What is the difference between growing a Chrysanthemum to cut and growing a Christmas tree? do Chrysanthemum's not have feelings too?
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