While a real Christmas tree can bring festive cheer into your home, it can leave quite a mess in the days following December 25.
The spruce is known for shedding its needles throughout the holiday, and while your first instinct may be to reach for the hoover, there's a far easier method that won't jam up your appliance.
The needles can become stuck in the hose, bag and filters and even block the mechanisms. But rather than spending time picking up the mess by hand, a cleaning expert has shared one of the easiest ways to clean them up is with bicarbonate of soda.
