I remember buying my first Christmas garland for my college apartment.  It was the kind that was a single strand with thin plastic needles.  It was an unnatural shade of green and looked nothing like real evergreens.  But, I wrapped it with lights and hung it up around my apartment, proud of my efforts.  After being married for about six years, Jeff and I bought our first house and I had a lot of pent-up decorating energy to throw at all 1,100 square feet of that 1980s townhouse.  I was super excited about decorating for the holidays and felt I had graduated from my college-apartment-style garland.  I bought artificial greens that were on clearance after Thanksgiving, mixed in some Christmas evergreens, picked everything apart, and made my own wreaths, garlands, and swags.  That started my can’t-leave-well-enough-alone when it comes to using artificial greens.  They just look so much better when