The Daily Mail is one of the longest established, well respected daily papers appearing both in print and online, covering the usual broad spectrum of topics and including a weekend entertainment and femail supplements. 

They ran a feature on whether you could tell the better-quality artificial Christmas tree from the cheap high street offerings. They featured two trees which are no longer available: the Liberty Pine and the Windsor Spruce. Our trees were the only top-quality trees in the article and no conclusion was made as to which of the trees represented best value or looked the most realistic.

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AgeUK are a charity, formed in 2009 from Help the Aged, which formed in 1961, and Age Concern which was formed under a different banner during the Second World War. It is devoted to helping the elderly, whatever their needs may be. They give advice, put you in touch with the relevant bodies who will be able to assist, help fill in forms and arrange visits for the lonely.

The Exeter branch approached us for a raffle prize for a gala dinner and we were only too happy to donate one of our top-quality artificial Christmas trees. Hayes are one of the largest online retailers of artificial Christmas trees in the UK, delivering free to UK mainland addresses.

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Geordie Shore is a reality show based in the Newcastle area featuring a cast from the north east of England. We provided the artificial Christmas tree which featured in one of the Christmas specials where the cast were reunited. We are one of the UK’s largest and most respected online retailers of artificial Christmas trees and also have a spectacular Christmas department here in the store at Ambleside which stocks everything you could possibly need to put the wow in your Christmas.

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The Telegraph has been one of the most respected of the dailies since it’s launch in 1858 and one of the first to embrace the digital world, with digital subscriptions matching print.

They reviewed one of our luxury end artificial Christmas trees, the Frasier Grande which features the life-like Feel Real branches and Memory Wire construction. The Feel Real branches are modelled on real trees and made from polyethylene (PE) with the result that it not only looks like a real tree but feels like one too. View the Feature in the Telegraph

The Shanghai Parasol is described by the Telegraph as having ‘high end design at high street price’ and that is exactly what this Oriental inspired parasol represents. Not only does it look great but it also tilts to allow you to block the harmful sun’s rays without constantly having to move your chair. The solefin fabric has a UVF rating of 50+ and can resist mildew, fading, staining and is also weatherproof, so should last for many years. View the feature in the Telegraph

The Telegraph rated the Glittery Bristle Pine Wreath in its round-up of the 10 Best Wreaths to Buy This Christmas. Although it is just for indoors, it can go outside on a door provided it is protected from the weather under a porch. View the feature in the Telegraph

The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Scotland and features a mix of news, human interest stories, regular columns and a fun section. Readership is mainly based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England.

The paper ran a competition to which we donated a 6’ Pre-lit Bayberry Spruce which is one of our most popular artificial Christmas trees and features the amazingly life-like Feel Real polyethylene (PE) branches and low voltage LED lights. All the reader had to do was answer an easy question to be in with a chance of winning. View the Sunday Post Feature

The Goldcoast Single Cocoon was offered as prize in the Sunday Post; cocoons are possibly the single most popular piece of garden furniture we sell online here at Hayes. They are sturdily constructed and utilise resin weave which means that they can be left outside all year round. Not only do our customers use them in their gardens but also in the conservatory, they also make a great addition to a child’s bedroom. View the feature in The Sunday Post

ITV are one of the major terrestrial TV stations and as such offer a prestigious platform for showcasing sponsors goods. We have supplied a number of items over the years and appeared on such programmes as the X Factor and This Morning.

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We supplied an artificial Christmas tree for a Christmas special - View Feature on ITV

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Again we supplied an artificial tree, the Keswick Spruce, for an online Christmas essential decorations feature - View Feature on ITV

Luxuria is a prestigious online lifestyle magazine appealing to higher earners as they focus on the best quality goods, travel experiences, food and drink, vehicles and property. They have offices across the globe and feature articles which have a broad appeal.

We contributed an article giving tips on how to choose the ideal artificial Christmas for any given situation. The photos across the header were also contributed by ourselves and showed decorated Christmas trees in a variety of colour palettes.

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DIY Week is the essential read for all those involved in the garden centre, home improvement and DIY trade. The prestigious DIY Week Awards is an annual event where accolades are given to the outstanding retailers, teams, digital achievements and product categories. Winning an award is a vindication of all the hard work which goes into surviving the tough retail market. Hayes has been honoured in 2018 and 2019 by being chosen as a winner in the ‘Digital Innovation’ category. This is in recognition of all the hard work put in by the Internet team with respect to the website design and capabilities, social media presence and for building customer awareness through outstanding customer sales and quality of product. 

The Independent is an online newspaper covering all the usual topics of a mainstream print daily; news, politics, sport, lifestyle, environment, entertainment, health and fitness and much more.

They reviewed the 8 best artificial Christmas trees and featured 3 of our trees; the 6.5’ pre-lit Kingswood pencil, 3’ Woodland Carolina Bark Pole and the 7’ Iceland with dual cosmic lights. All the reviews were extremely favourable pointing out the features which make each tree special. View the Feature Here

The Independent also reviewed the best 11 artificial wreaths and they selected our Glittery Pomegranate Pine wreath which they described as being great value if you have a silver and white colour scheme. Many of our artificial wreaths are made using the Feel Real PE branches so they look exactly like the real thing. View the Feature Here

This Extreme Lounging Monster Bean Bag is ideal for a child’s bedroom as it is constructed from a tough wipe-clean fabric which will withstand a battering. Not only are they suitable for a child’s bedroom but as they are easily transportable, due to the handle on the top, they make a great alternative to the normal run-of-the-mill garden chairs. View the feature in the Independent

The Cambridge Bistro Set was included in The Independent’s round-up of the 10 best pieces of garden furniture. They concluded that is was perfect for enjoying a light lunch or drinks and comfortable enough to also be used for lounging the day away. View the feature in the Independent

The St Francis 6ft snowy artificial Christmas tree was voted Best Overall artificial Christmas tree of 2021 due to the outstanding quality of it's construction and materials also the thickness and number of branches. View the feature in the Independent

This online magazine is dedicated to the very best life has to offer whether it be food and drink, homes and property, travel, health or tech products. If you crave the high life but not the high price tag, then this site is the one to help you achieve your dream.  

They ran a feature on the best garden furniture we sold here at Hayes. This encompassed parasols, lounging and dining outdoor furniture, cocoons and barbecues.
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This next whole article was dedicated to the very best artificial Christmas trees we sell here at Hayes, both online and in store. They ranged from the fabulous Icelandic Fir with it’s changeable light function, so whatever your colour palette there is a light colour to suit.
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This article covered all aspects of creating a cosy outdoor space from furniture to lighting to a heat source, which allows you to use the space for longer into the evening and into the autumn. It featured our Kettler Dining Set which is not only ideal for eating al fresco but comfortable enough to serve as a lounge set too.
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Mummy Matters is written by a mum of four and concentrates mainly on travel, family and lifestyle giving tips and advice from personal experience.

Spry Candles Fragrance Set was featured on the ‘Christmas Gift Guide For Her’ page. The set comprises a candle, reed diffuser and car scent. It is available in a range of scents including Cinnamon Chai, Shade of Noir and Orangi Bloom, so there is one to fragrance every part of the home with the Cinnamon evoking memories of Christmas.

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The Oxford Mail, founded in 1928, is the typical newspaper, published 6 times a week, covering a multitude of topics from around the Oxford area.

The Weeping Spruce artificial Christmas tree, one of our best sellers, was given a very favourable review stressing the environmental benefits of buying a good quality Christmas tree; less landfill and less manufacturing emissions as it should last at least 15 years.  

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If you are stuck for something to do in the school holidays then whatsgoodtodo is the website where you can find out what’s going on in your area plus product reviews and gift guides.

The Gardman Small Bird Feeder was very favourably reviewed as being a great gift for a nature lover and under a tenner. The sturdy construction means that it is going to be around for years and the recommendation from the British Trust for Ornithology reinforces this trust. They are very easy to construct, all done in less than 5 minutes.

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This online magazine focuses on travel, the home and well-being with the emphasis being on the higher end of the market.

Seen in the City ran a whole feature on our best and most popular artificial Christmas trees this 2019 season. The Iceland Fir is one of the most versatile trees as the LED lights can be switched from just warm white, to multi-coloured and then again to pastel with several functions including static, flashing, twinkling and waves.

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This site is all about the family, vegetarian food and drink, travel, beauty, fashion and inspirational women. Written by Vicki, mother of two and former TV and film director, it reflects her concerns about the normal issues which affect most families of today.

The 7’ Ontario Fir pre-lit tree was the subject of a very favourable review on Vicki’s website with the children declaring that they thought the Queen would love their tree, no greater accolade!

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The sun is one of the largest of the national tabloids published in the UK and Ireland. In December 2019 they featured our ’20 Christmas Songs’ brain teaser. This brain teaser featured a cartoon image with 20 popular Christmas songs hidden in the picture and you had to find them in under 5 minutes, however The Sun reported that no-one had managed to do it in that time.

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Flavourmag is a bang on trend online magazine and aimed at millennials and the thirtysomething age brigade. They ran an article on the best Christmas gifts for the man in your life and this Extreme Lounging Monster Bean Bag was described as being large and durable and not only for the adults but also for the kids.

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Insider and Business Insider are well respected websites which cover all aspects of business, life, TV and news and have the largest following of any business website. They featured our ’20 songs of Christmas’ brainteaser in 2019, which was a cartoon image with 20 popular Christmas songs hidden within the picture.

Christmas at Hayes is a special time with Santa’s Grotto and a huge show-stopping display, which attracts customers from all over the country.

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The Daily Express was originally published as a broadsheet in 1900, switching to a tabloid format in 1977. It was one of the first newspapers to feature a crossword and also ran the famous Rupert Bear cartoon strip.

It has recommended several of our products in its print version, most recently the Weber Digital Thermometer and the Smokey Mountain 37cm smoker. Our gardening experts have had their knowledge featured recently in the Express, telling you how to reduce costs, particularly pertinent at the present time. This time the article was about how you cut the cost of fertiliser for your plants and instead recycle eggshells.

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House Beautiful is one of the UK’s largest premier home magazines; it covers everything connected to the home including design, trends, building, legal advice and garden design. It prides itself on the quality of the suppliers it features and the sheer aesthetic value of its images

The magazine ran a feature on our 6’ Pre-lit Bayberry Spruce extolled the virtues of this extremely popular artificial Christmas tree. The Feel Real polyethylene (PE) branches are modelled on real trees which results in an amazingly life-like tree. The low voltage LED lights are ideal if you have children as they are cold to the touch so no chance of little fingers getting burned. View article on House Beautiful

An article on How to Grow Pumpkins features comments from one of our gardening experts appeared in this publication, giving you all the info you need to grow your own pumpkins ready for Halloween, much easier than you think. View the article on the House Beautiful website 

Yahoo! is not only a search engine but also has many category pages featuring style, news, sport, finance, TV + celebrity and movies. By 1998 Yahoo was the most used web portal but has since lost ground to Google however it is still one of the major web portal and search engines. They picked up the article by the Independent featuring our St Francis 6ft snowy artificial Christmas tree which was voted the Best Overall artificial Christmas tree or 2021. They assessed the quality of the materials and construction and also the strength and number of it's branches. This article was featured on several of it's category pages.

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This publication covers London and the home counties and 800,000 are delivered free in the London Evening Standard newspaper. It covers all aspects of home interior design and decorating as well as all the business of buying a property, from locating your dream home to arranging surveys and a mortgage.

They reviewed our 7.5’ pre-lit Hampton Spruce, which unfortunately is no longer available, however there are unlit frosted versions of this tree available. If you are a lover of traditional green trees our website has one of the largest selections in the UK, all of which qualify for free delivery to the UK mainland. We stock the best quality polyethylene (PE) artificial trees which have branches moulded on real trees to give you that ultra-realistic look and feel. Most trees come in pre-lit and unlit versions for you to personalise with your own lights; however the pre-lit trees do save a lot of time and frustration at Christmas, no more untangling rat’s nests of lights and trying to find the one blown bulb which has put out all the other lights.

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This website concentrates on reviewing the latest tech and gadgets both for the home and outdoors. The website is mainly aimed at the millennial and thirty something audience. T3's mission is to seek out and showcase beautiful things that help you live a smarter, better life. To do this, they filter the latest tech, home and lifestyle products and experiences to ensure you only ever buy the best of the best. Things you'll cherish and enjoy using.

T3.com is one of the UK's leading consumer lifestyle websites and T3 magazine is its print counterpart, presenting products in helpful buying guides and carefully curated deals across style, living, auto, smart home, watches, travel, fitness and more. Over 6 million people visit T3.com every month and 38,000 people buy a copy of T3 magazine every month.

They gave a fabulous review of our Ridgedale Infinity artificial Christmas tree which is the very best and features a massive amount of LED micro-lights on invisible wiring. They also pointed out that our website has an ‘insanely huge’ range of artificial Christmas trees.

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This well-respected website does exactly what it says, it reviews the best products in any given category, whether it’s tech, sporting gear, beauty or lifestyle. In December 2023, they rated our 6ft Balmoral Spruce Snowy Flocked Life Like Artificial Christmas Tree as the Best Snowy Tree!

We have one of the largest online selections of artificial Christmas trees in the UK which range from 3’ to 18’ and from plain green to heavily snowed, so whatever your colour scheme we are sure to have the tree to perfectly complement your colours.

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