Decoration ideas
Three or four small things, placed gently. The branches are delicate — think jewellery, not baubles. A blossom tree groaning under decorations looks wrong.
For families
- Tiny foil-wrapped chocolate eggs tucked among the branches.
- Small sweets in paper twists, tied on with thread.
- Hand-painted blown eggs — poke holes in each end of an egg, blow out the yolk, paint the shell, hang with thin ribbon.
- Little paper flowers made by the kids.
For grown-up gatherings
- A few really good chocolates — salted caramel eggs, a single truffle — nestled in the blossom.
- Tiny notes for each guest tucked into the branches.
- Boozy eggs from a chocolatier.
- Dried edible flowers scattered on the table around the pot.
For anyone, year after year
- Painted wooden eggs on thread — these are The Heirloom Eggs. The same set comes out every year. They become the family record of the tradition.
- Ribbons and twine — natural cotton or jute, just a few, loosely tied.
- Fresh flowers tucked among the branches, refreshed each week.
The one rule. When the tree goes outside on planting day, anything left on it has to be biodegradable, edible, or bird-safe. Foil, plastic, wire, synthetic ribbon — all come off and go in the bin (or the chocolate gets eaten). The tree's outdoor life starts clean.
More ideas, photos, and printables coming. Want to share what you did with your tree? Tag @eastertrees on Instagram.