Aldi’s Twig Tree is the hidden gem to snap up for a Scandi-style Christmas - it’s a quarter of the price of other high-street brands. Story by Kezia Reynolds • 5mo.

These 7 twig trees are totally in this holiday season. Shop in-stock options now from Balsam Hill, Amazon, HSN, Crate & Barrel and Walmart.

Question: All of a sudden, a lot of small short branches broke off the oak tree in our front yard. The ground is covered with them. There are at least 50. There hasn't been a storm to damage them ...

The living tree has had a sign erected telling people of the big switch-on only it is so threadbare that people have asked 'what will they switch on?' ...