The company behind the idea is Cotswold Fir Forestry based in Shurdington, near Cheltenham. It was created in 2012 by the owners, Commercial Manager Craig Tennock and Horticultural Manager Paul Keene. They were looking for a more sustainable, cost effective and unique alternative to cut Christmas trees, as annually in the UK around 7 million cut Christmas trees sadly end up in landfill.
They came up with the sustainable Rent a Christmas tree scheme of growing beautiful premium Christmas trees in pots.
This sustainable scheme reduces the amount of land used for growing trees and allows each tree to spend up to six Christmases inside. They can then potentially be planted outside to continue growing.
