Festive garlands make holiday decorating easy, especially with lights and small bursts of red color. National Tree makes a lighted pine garland that incorporates multiple colors, textures and illumination that feel welcoming and relaxing.
Pre-Lit Pine Garland Makes Decorating Easy:
This pre-lit greenery comes already assembled, so all you need to do is hang it and plug it in. In other words, berries, cones and lights are all attached and ready to go. The pine needles even have a touch of sparkly glitter.
In addition, you can use this decor indoors or outside, so you can wrap it around your front door to welcome guests during the holidays. Alternatively, you can use it to decorate a patio, deck or porch overhang – and illuminate it at night.
Note: Although some foliage can be used outdoors, you want to place them in protected areas. For example, under and overhang or awning where they don’t get exposed to wind, rain or snow.
As you can see in the photo below, this 9-foot long garland contains a variety of branches in different shades, sizes and lengths. Although artificial, the greenery looks very realistic, especially because of the mixture of different pine needles.
Plus, the added berries and pinecones make the trailing piine needles appear more handmade and authentic. If you want elegant, designer-looking Christmas or holiday decorations that take just minutes to set up, this is a great deal. (Especially when you buy them on sale in the off season!)
Pine Garland with Hydrangeas & Lights:
Do you like lots of bright color and sparkle in your holiday decor? Then you’ll appreciate this hydrangea garland. It comes with shiny red ball ornaments, silver berries, bright hydrangea flowers and 50 LED lights.
Not to mention, it contains a natural backdrop of pine branches, twigs and pinecones. In other words, you get rustic and woodsy combined with upscale glamor all in one.
Unlike most other pre-lit greenery, this one includes a handy battery pack. Therefore, you don’t need to connect your pine needle swag to a power source.
This cordless battery function makes it ultra simple to hang the greenery over a doorway, window or staircase railing. Plus, you can lay the garland on a fireplace mantel or place in the center of a dining room table without having to use an extension cord.
The battery pack also has an on-off timer. So, you can program the bulbs to turn on and off at the same time each night. Talk about easy, low maintenance holiday decorating! =)
Save Money with the Best Choice Pre-Lit Garland:
If you don’t care about how realistic your pine branches look, you can pay about 50% less. Best Choice makes a 9-foot artificial pine garland with LEDs, pinecones and red berries. It even includes a portable battery pack.
Although you get to save money, customers complain that the branches look cheap and the materials don’t hold up well outdoors.
That said, if you want to decorate elevated areas in your home that you don’t see up close, you may not care. =)
How to Put Lights on a Garland:
So, what if you want to add string lights to a garland you already have? Or what if you want to use a battery-operated type instead of the plug-in version?
Well, you can add your own fairy lights. The video below provides a helpful tip on how to keep bulbs in place. (Spoiler alert: twist the branches around the light wire to prevent them from slipping around.)
Lighted Garlands VS Without Lights:
Here’s a comparison chart highlighting the differences between pre-lit decorations and those without bulbs:
| Aspect | Pre-Lit | Garlands Without Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Convenience | Ready-to-use | Requires additional setup |
| Customization | Limited in light type and placement | Full control over lighting |
| Cost | Generally more expensive upfront | Typically cost-effective |
| Uniformity | Lights evenly spaced and consistent | Lighting distribution varies |
| Maintenance | Low maintenance with long-lasting LEDs | No need for bulb replacement |
| Aesthetic Control | Limited control over light design | Full creative freedom |
| Versatility | Less adaptable to changing themes | Easy to adapt to different styles |