Live Plants vs. Outdoor Faux Plants

Planning different styles and designs for the background of your house is a little bit mind-boggling and tiring because there are lots of things and areas that need to be considered. If you want your flower garden to be more appealing and aesthetically fine-looking for others, you need to look for suitable flowers, vines, hanging plants, shrubs and even trees that will fill in the empty areas of your house.

Live plants can easily enthrall our visual interests because they give a natural refreshing look and provide a satiable feeling that could never be found to any of the expensive things here on earth. During its season, you can select diverse variety of flowering plants that are available in bouquet, pots, or hanging baskets. You can arrange them according to its sizes, shapes, colors and variety. Aside from using it as decorations at homes, offices, hotels, Eco parks or commercial centers you can endow these as a gift for your loved ones in any special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. Likewise, the green plants can stop the movement of dust and filter the toxins for a healthy living.

However, if you are facing financial problems you will not depend on buying those live plants; instead you can utilize the lovely outdoor rated plants that are out in the market. Through the years, faux plants provide a realistic effect without the costly maintenance. The artificial vines and the artificial flowers are ultraviolet protected so it will take more than a year for the color of the pigments to change and the quality of the product is rated Class A Fire. Moreover, you will feel more secure and safe if you will use the decorative artificial hedges as your fence or barricade for the unsightly views. They can add convenience and comfort for those who are looking for serenity and privacy. Some of the outdoor rated plants are artificial ivy, azaleas, bougainvillea, geraniums and gardenias.

Unlike with the live plants you need to do the watering, pruning and trimming which will took so much of your time and effort. They attract bugs and mites so you need to spray insecticides and horticultural oil to get rid of them. During autumn, you are obliged to gather all the withered leaves to maintain the good-looking appearance of the flowers.

On the other hand, the faux plants are extremely low upkeep. The only thing that you need to do is to dust it at least once a week. You can directly use them in window boxes, planters and flowerbeds to have an artistic value for display. The artificial ivy can be combined with lights for head table centerpiece and the artificial bougainvillea used as vines to add accent for outdoor application.

Whatever the purpose maybe both of them can offer essential benefits and advantages that would be perfect for your homes and businesses.