Christmas wreaths and garlands

[belsize77]

Does anyone have any recommendations for buying artificial wreaths and garlands (the things you drape over fireplace mantles). I am thinking the tasteful ponce sort ideally, nothing to plasticy looking!

Loads of places sell them especially on the internet but does anyone actually have any nice ones and, if so, where were they from. I could just go to John Lewis etc... but I was wondering if anyone had anything more interesting to suggest.

Actually - materials for making real ones (in London) would be good too.

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This was the one I bought last year from B an Q. I paid about £16.95 or something like that. They are really lovely and luxurously thick. I got 8 of these. Three to go through the hall banisters wrapped in little berries lights and the other 5 to go above the kitchen unit top cupboards. They cost a lots but well worth it as will be using it every year.

They don't look plasticky at all. Had to drive to 3 different B and Q's to get these as they were hard to find.

I got one from hobbycraft, less than a tenner iirc. It was just plain pretend spruce, but i ponced it up a bit with cinnamon bundles, orange slices etc. Worked quite well!

Thanks both - not plasticky is perfect! They both look good on the websites. I will go and check them out in real life.