Leaf Swag – deep brown magnolia that stays put all season

Just over 1.83 m of artificial magnolia foliage on a bendable stem, colored in the browns of late autumn. Wind it along a banister, a mantel shelf or the frame of a front door. It weighs little enough to hold with tape, wire or a couple of small hooks.

Why choose this leaf swag?

Cut foliage looks the part for a long weekend and then spends six weeks shedding on the floor. This holds its color from the first cold snap to the end of the season, and asks for a dusting at most. The bendable stem is why the same length works on a mantel this year and up a stair rail the next.

• Bendable stem: it wraps around posts and spindles and holds the shape you set.
• 1.83 m run: covers a mantel, a doorway or a good stretch of railing.
• Autumn brown foliage: leaf color that passes for real at normal viewing distance.
• Covered outdoor use: fine on a sheltered porch as well as indoors.
• Nothing to maintain: no water, no fallen leaves, no swapping it out halfway through.

Ten minutes to hang, and then it is done until December.

Wrap it around a rail rather than laying it flat, and twist individual stems outward so the leaves face different ways. Across a mantel, let a little fall at each end so it does not look pinned. Brush it off with a dry cloth before it goes back in the box.

Specifications

• Faux silk leaves on plastic stems
• Length 1.83 m (72 in)
• Rated for covered outdoor use
• Dust or wipe clean, no watering

Get it up before the first cold week.