Very life-like in appearance.  Nice and  full and heavy, not flimsy.  The only negative I would give, is that there are not enough lights on the garland.  Because the flocking is so thick (a good feature) the lights do not shrine thru very well.  Also, I would like to see the garland offered as a solar package instead of battery operated.  Better for the environment, not having to discard batteries, and  the consumer would not need to go back outside at night to turn off the lights.