With December right around the corner, the rustlings of Christmas have begun: Plans are being made, presents bought and food ordered.
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So, when is the right time to put up your Christmas tree?
Christmas Tree Classics Australia co-owner Laura Milliken said it really came down to the individual.
"Myself, I don't put it up until the week before, but some people go really early, like mid-October," she said.
"Then you get others that have to wait until Halloween is out of the way."
December 1 is a common answer and Ms Milliken's said her sales reflected that - with many households yet to buy their tree.
"The [sales] peak is right now," she said.
Owner at Somerville Christmas Tree farm in Victoria's east, George Landolfo, said it had been a steady build up to December 1, which was usually his busiest day.
"We haven't sold out yet ... but we've already had people coming in a week or two weeks ago," he said.
Mr Landolfo said real Christmas trees - pine trees - can last for up to six weeks with good care.
"Christmas trees are like flowers," he said.
"When you cut a Christmas tree it goes in emergency mode."
His advice to make them last was to reclean the sap from the tree's cut trunk and put the tree in water straight away.
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"It's not Christmas unless you've got a real Christmas tree in, because within 24 hours you can smell it throughout your whole house," Mr Landolfo said.
"It smells like Christmas."
Ms Milliken said there was one clear decorating trend she had noticed emerging for 2022.
"Florals, definitely. In fact, in the last two years," she said.
"The brighter the better. I think COVID doom and gloom in the past couple of years has got people wanting a bit of colour."
