Artificial Plants

A few decades ago, when the artificial flora still looked pretty fake, placing artificial pants in a room was considered one of the cardinal sins of interior decoration. But a lot has changed since then. These days, even high-end hotels seem to use them everywhere.

Keeping plants takes a lot of energy and dedication. But some people feel that it requires more than just that. It also takes some level of skill and love for gardening to take care of the plants and keep them looking healthy and thriving. But what if you want to decorate your home or office with plants, but you are not ready for the hassle of taking care of them? Is there a way around it? Well, go for artificial plants. They are a hundred times easier to maintain and, in some sense, are cheaper than real plants. This article will tell you everything you need to know before you start shopping for them. Having a better understanding of them will help you make better purchase decisions.

A beginner’s guide to artificial plants

The main reason for keeping a plant in the house is to make the space livelier and more energetic, especially when it gets too cold or hot to go outside. However, not everyone is lucky enough to enjoy all the sunlight these plants need. Yet still, you can enjoy the company of the plants around you. All you need is a realistic-looking artificial planter in your home or office area. Artificial trees provide an easy way to perfect the look of the interior without having to water or prune them. But you have to make wise choices when you are decorating using fake plants.

Advantages of artificial indoor plants

The main benefit of using artificial plants instead of real ones for interior decoration is that they don’t require much maintenance. You don’t have to remember to water them every day or to cull the weeds that grow around them. They do not cause any pest infestation either. Growing real plants inside a room can be challenging as well. Because it is not always easy to place the plants near a window, providing enough sunlight to aid their growth can be impossible too. Also, when you consider the cost of buying decorative plants and the cost of caring for them, artificial plants are actually much cheaper.

Plastic plants

Most of the real house plants already have that plasticky look to them. So, it won’t be easy to tell apart a real house plant from a fake plastic plant. And because the surface of plastic plants does not have pores or mesh on it, there is less space for the accumulation of dust. Plastic flowers and leaves do not fray like that of a fabric plant. This means that they have longer lives and will look more real than their cheap fabric counterparts. But one downside of plastic plants is that they are not biodegradable. Therefore, plastic plants are not the best choice if you are conscious of how they affect the environment. But you can eliminate this problem by sending them to a recycling facility when they get old.

Fabric plants

If your grandma had an artificial plant in her house, the chances are that it was a fabric plant. Because fabrics were the most widely available material in the old days, and also cheap, plastic artificial plants were not a thing back then. These days, though, fabric plants are mostly phased out. There are other good reasons as well for that. One of them is that, unlike plastic plants, fabrics fray at the edges. And a frayed leaf is a dead giveaway that it is a fake plant. Because the purpose of artificial plants is to convince people that it is real, people generally don’t use fabric plants anymore. But still, there are high-quality fabric plants that have a convincingly real look.

Artificial outdoor plants

All that being said, artificial plants are not just for the indoors. You can find plenty of plants that work outdoors too. In fact, if done right, an outdoor artificial plant can completely change the appearance of your porch or driveway. While it is great to have a tall cedar tree or a maple tree in your driveway, they require a high level of maintenance. Another challenge is keeping them pruned to a specific height. If you are not ready for that but still want to have a plant, it is definitely better to go for the artificial ones.