Hi AT! Where in the city can I find paperwhites and — in a completely opposite direction — a quality fake Christmas tree? I'd like a tree that's a few feet tall, none of those little tabletop ones. I need a recommendation I can get to on the T. Any ideas?
Thanks, Stephanie
Paperwhites make a lovely indoor, winter flower — perfect for the holidays. We also love the Amerillys which is another great bulb flower, but deep cherry red instead or white. Anyone have a local source for Paperwhites and/or quality fake Christmas trees?
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Shockingly enough, Kmart has a great selection of fake trees - 6' and above.
I also got a great, skinny but 6' tall tree at Target. And they have some nice, not super garish, ornaments.
Paper whites - not sure, we bought a ton of them years ago at Costco of all places. I would call Petal and Leaf in JP - they have great flowers and are great about accomadating special orders.
http://www.mahoneysgarden.com/
There is one on Western Ave in Allston/Brighton. They have paperwhites and it looks like fake trees as well.
Whole Foods Market has paperwhites at the moment.
I recently saw some pretty decent small (shorter than 6 ft.) trees at Hobby Lobby.
Michael's Craft Stores have lovely trees, but i find them to be dreadfully expensive!
Thanks for posting my question! I'll definitely have to hop over to Whole Foods and pick up some paperwhites--I love the scent!
Also, braved the crowds over the weekend to find my tree. Both Home Depot and Target had plenty of options, and they were reasonably priced. I ended up buying a small real tree from Lotus Floral Designs, as the fake trees were a bit out of my budget right now. But I will definitely keep all of this in mind for next year, when I will (hopefully!) have the funds for a fake!
I saw some paperwhites and other bulb flowers at Target, in the Holiday aisle.
I was at the Trader Joe's in Burlington today and they also had lots of paperwhites.
Trader Joe's in the Back Bay also has paper whites. I received some as a housewarming gift recently and I can't wait until they bloom!