slo’s THURSDAY poll - Christmas Tree Garland

[bobbiwoz]

When we use it, always last! Don’t have it this year.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I don't use garland. Too much stuff on my tree as it is. When I was a kid we had gold garland which went on first. I still remember my parents telling us not to hang ornaments on the garland.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I don't use any garland. My mom has these wooden bead garlands that have always gone on her tree since I was a kid. She puts them on last, but I thought that was strange and always thought they should go on before the ornaments.

 

[LoveSpringsteen]

Garland is always on our tree and always goes on first. We alternate rows between red and white/luminescent garland currently.

 

[Diznotyzed]

I'm one of the few who puts it on last. We use bead garland, and where we droop it is partly determined by where there are spots that can't be filled with ornaments.

 

[Micca]

My father, the King of Dad Jokes, called it Judy.

As the reigning King of Dad Jokes, please update this to "Merrick."

 

[tarheelmjfan]

My Mom used to use tinsel garland & put it on last. I use bead garland & decorate my tree in order of lights, bead garland, ribbon, then ornaments.

 

[evilmommie]

All of the background, goes on first. Garland, picks, ribbon…then bulbs by size, top to bottom then ornaments, topper last.

 

[EMom]

Don’t use garland. The cat would eat it.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Never used garland. Years ago, we used icicle-style tinsel, always put on last (only with real trees).

No tinsel either...because cats, but I remember having that as a kid (we called it icicles) and my mom was very into the one strand at a time thing. That did go on last.

Same here. Once the cat started eating it, we were done with tinsel. My grandfather was the one who used to very patiently apply the tinsel strand by strand. As little kids, we’d throw it in the air and let it land on the tree wherever it fell. Then later on, Grandpa would take it all off and redo it. LOL, it was like an annual tradition.

 

[prairie_girl]

Our tree is prelit so it’s garland and then ornaments. If you put it on last, it would cover up all the ornaments, so there’d be no point.

 

[amcnj]

It’s been so long I am trying to remember. My brain today says to put the garland first, but I am not sure we actually did. It might have varied by year too.

I remember liking the look of the metal tinsel common when I was a child. I believe we applied that after the ornaments. But maybe it was more of a simultaneous process, with some additional strands in spots at the end.

 

[slo]

Very interesting replies - I’m glad I did this poll today

 

[leebee]

I haven’t put garland on the tree in decades, but when I did it went on before the ornaments.

My father, the King of Dad Jokes, called it Judy.

DH thinks he is very funny, walking around saying, "Time to hang the Judy!" as if no dad in the world ever said this before.

 

[luvthatduke]

I chose "other" so I'm obediently posting my explanation:

We don't use garland or tinsel, we use the wonderful, old fashioned beads!

I have a collection of colors: gold, silver, green, red, blue - gold is most often used
but I decide each year what the colors will be (I'm the official decorator).
I have fond memories of wearing long strands of them when I was very young,
parading around the living room while my mom strung strands on the tree.
LOL, I think that would be against the law now - major strangulation hazard

ETA: The lights go on first, then the beads, then the ornaments.

 

[OKW8297]

no garland.....lights and lots of ornaments

Same!

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Garland goes on before ornaments. It never occurred to me that anyone would do it differently. But, it also never occurred to me that anyone would put mulch down before planting the flowers until the day my husband did exactly that and then tried to tell me it was the “right” way. Ultimately, I didn’t divorce him but it was a close call.

 

[Metro West]

I don't use garland any more.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

Garland because we have a fake tree due to the pets and it sorely needs some filling in. But I can't imagine putting the garland on after the ornaments. Learn something new every day!