Our Princess Pine Mixed Needle Artificial Christmas Garland
has 220 thick, dark green tip branches. The tips on the artificial Christmas garland measure 14 inches across. This artificial Christmas garland has mixed poly vinyl tips for a more natural look. Each tip on the artificial garland is 6 inches, making the artificial garland a total of 12 inches wide. The mixed needle artificial garland matches our Princess Pine mixed needle Christmas wreaths. Use our mixed needle artificial garlands and wreaths to decorate your holiday parties. Select this link to view our Christmas wreaths, garlands, Christmas greenery and Christmas ribbon.
Today, Christmas garlands are often used to decorate the home or office, as well as the tree. Try wrapping Christmas garlands around a banister, a railing, or a flagpole. Choose a theme and hang glass balls or other Christmas ornaments from your garland. Select this link to view our unique Christmas ornaments.
Hang Christmas garlands from the ceiling to add color to any space. Christmas garlands can also accent windows or doorways.
Garland use guide: Average doorway is 83 inches from the top of the trim molding to the floor and 41 inches across, including the trim molding. Two 9 foot strands of garland will completely cover a standard, single, doorway from the floor, across the top and to the floor on the other side. For a window that is 51 inches across and 51 inches tall, including the trim molding, a 9 foot strand of garland will stretch straight across the top and hang about halfway down each side. One 9 foot strand of garland will stretch straight across the front of an average fireplace mantel, with about 6 inches to spare on either end. Adding woody garland with berries or fruit to your tree adds great contrast and texture.
Storing your garland: The first thing to consider when putting away your artificial garland is if you crush your garland up to store it away you will have reshape it next year. Also the more times crush the tips the weaker they can become, thus decreasing the life of your garland. Another thing that will improve the life of your garland is to keep it clean and free from dust and the elements while it is being stored. You can leave it with the lights on and cover it with a sheet, and store it loosely in a box or on a shelf. Select this link to view our Christmas tree lights and outdoor Christmas decorations. There are now several styles of tree storage bags that will accommodate several strands of garland at a time, lights included. Select this link to view our Christmas tree storage bags. I would suggest if you decorate your garland with ornaments, that you store them separately. Select this link to view our ornament storage boxes. Be especially careful not to crush your garland up to store it with the lights on. Doing so would seriously damage the light strands and break the bulbs.
Evergreen plants: Evergreen plants, such as holly, ivy and pine, stay green all year. Holly, ivy, and mistletoe have special meaning since they not only stay green, they bear fruit during the harsh winter months. Anciently people symbolized these plants to represent the promise of new or eternal life. The people of northern Europe and the Romans decorated their homes with evergreen boughs during their winter festivals. Sprigs of holly were exchanged as tokens of good will for the coming new year. The Kissing Bough, or Kissing Ball, originated in Britain in the eighteenth century. They consisted of hoops overlaid with evergreen garlands. The whole thing would be decorated with streamers, apples, nuts, oranges, lighted candles, three small dolls representing the Holy Family and a sprig of mistletoe, which would hang from the center. The Kissing Bough would be hung from the ceiling at conspicuous points. This tradition encouraged holiday romance, especially during the Victorian era. Ladies who were caught under the bough allowed themselves to be kissed by a gentleman and for each kiss bestowed, the gentleman plucked one berry and gave it to the lady, when no berries remained, the Kissing Bough lost its romantic spell. Select this link to view our Christmas trees artificial.