Finding live Christmas trees is getting more difficult and expensive. Luckily, in our Dupont Circle area, fresh cut trees are available on Sundays at the Farmer's Market. A price example: a 5-foot tree cost me $20.00. This included a fresh cut.

Elsewhere nearby, in USreetLiving.com, Loic Prichett reports, "In the downtown area of DC there are a few places to find a Christmas tree. In and around U Street there is the Garden District located on 14th Street and S Street. In the Logan Circle – Shaw area you can find trees for sale at 9th and N Street (right next to the Giant). But if you want to find a great looking tree at a fair price, I recommend taking a trip all the way up to 6400 Wisconsin Ave. Go past Friendship Heights and before Bethesda you will find ‘Christmas Tree Growers’. I bought my 6 foot tree there for $39.00. Not bad."

On Capitol Hill, Frager's Hardware is advertising all kinds of Christmas plants and flowers, including poinsettias and Christmas cacti.