Im a bachelor......

Ive been toying with the idea of buying a few silk/fake
plants for decorating inside of home a bit.

Damn those plants seem expensive to me tho!!

Im wanting fairly good size fake palms.... or fake
"trees"....and prices seem to run abt $150 or so

It seems to me I can buy REAL palms and plants much
cheaper than the fake ones.

Does anyone have ideas on how to get frugal fake
plants?

Or should I forget the fake ones and just get some
REAL ones??


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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:37:28 -0500, wrote:

Im a bachelor......

Ive been toying with the idea of buying a few silk/fake
plants for decorating inside of home a bit.

Damn those plants seem expensive to me tho!!

Im wanting fairly good size fake palms.... or fake
"trees"....and prices seem to run abt $150 or so

It seems to me I can buy REAL palms and plants much
cheaper than the fake ones.

Does anyone have ideas on how to get frugal fake
plants?

Or should I forget the fake ones and just get some
REAL ones??

Why were you thinking of fake plants?

Be honest with yourself -- and us.

--

Persephone

wrote:

Im a bachelor......

Ive been toying with the idea of buying a few silk/fake
plants for decorating inside of home a bit.

Damn those plants seem expensive to me tho!!

Im wanting fairly good size fake palms.... or fake
"trees"....and prices seem to run abt $150 or so

It seems to me I can buy REAL palms and plants much
cheaper than the fake ones.

Does anyone have ideas on how to get frugal fake
plants?

Or should I forget the fake ones and just get some
REAL ones??


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morris63401 at yahoo dot com

Shop around, make sure you check Walmart too. I recently bought a silk
spider plant for my no-natural-light office. I paid $3 for it, and then
while looking for a container saw the same or smaller plant elsewhere
for $7 and $15.

Janine

I don't have any fake plants. Buy plants what require very little
care. Palms, sanseveria, philodendron, cast iron can all take an
occasional drought. Younger plants will climatize to your space
better than full grown.

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:37:28 -0500, wrote:

Im a bachelor......

Ive been toying with the idea of buying a few silk/fake
plants for decorating inside of home a bit.

Damn those plants seem expensive to me tho!!

Im wanting fairly good size fake palms.... or fake
"trees"....and prices seem to run abt $150 or so

It seems to me I can buy REAL palms and plants much
cheaper than the fake ones.

Does anyone have ideas on how to get frugal fake
plants?

Or should I forget the fake ones and just get some
REAL ones??


If replying via email please use:

morris63401 at yahoo dot com

Why were you thinking of fake plants?

Cause Im afraid I would kill real plants.... and that
they would require more care.... i.e.creating "one more
thing to do everyday".

But like I said fake plants seem VERY high
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I don't have any fake plants. Buy plants what require very little
care.

OK.... might do that since fake plants seem
outrageously expensive.... especially at the size I
need. You see.... I have some corners and space that i
need to 'fill" up so as to not make my apt look so
barren.

Tell me..... what abt Bamboo Palm or something called
the Peace Lily? Or what abt Spider plants?

Are these plants that can take "abuse" and low light
levels??
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:27:19 -0500, wrote:

I don't have any fake plants. Buy plants what require very little
care.

OK.... might do that since fake plants seem
outrageously expensive.... especially at the size I
need. You see.... I have some corners and space that i
need to 'fill" up so as to not make my apt look so
barren.

Tell me..... what abt Bamboo Palm or something called
the Peace Lily? Or what abt Spider plants?

Are these plants that can take "abuse" and low light
levels??

You'll get plenty of advice on this NG, but you might also
want to visit a good neighborhood nursery. They'd be
best equipped to advise on what works in your area.
Be sure to tell them where you plan to put the plants
in your dwelling -- how far from window; amount and intensity of
light; the kind of indoor heating you use, etc.

Rest assured you are not the only apt. dweller who
has indoor plants! They do dress up a place, don't they!
Massing plants in an area is especially attractive,
rather than just putting one here and one there.

And you may find you grow fond of your new
"children", and enjoy making them happy!

--

Persephone

I'm thinking silk also. I've had a nice ficus benjamina in the corner of my
window room for years and it has done well, but this year it was too heavy and
unwieldy to take outside for the summer. It is getting bigger and I am getting
older. I saw a nice silk tree at Hobby Lobby for $79.

Marilyn in Ohio

They do dress up a place, don't they!

Well I think they do...even tho I have none right now.
lol

Massing plants in an area is especially attractive,
rather than just putting one here and one there.

that's a good idea I hadn't thought of.... massing all
the plants in one spot

1. paint your walls something besides white... dont leave the ceiling white. If you
cant paint, look for wall hangings even material glued to a rod can work wonders
2. corner etageres can hold collections of interesting things
3. make a corner vignette use a cushy stuffed chair and table, with a torchiere
behind it. put a couch at an angle to the corner and put the torchiere behind that
and a table holding a smaller real or fake plant.
4. get a real or fake large plant and use a can up light to put shadows on the wall
and ceiling, it doubles and triples the size.
5. combine real with fake plants so there isnt so much to take care of. Cyperus is
like papyrus. It does really well in one of those big oriental looking ceramic
containers with some light. even a nice hanging light with a round fluorescent
lights. just fill it with water every week or so and will do great. this is a
great time of year to find them at water gardening places... they are on sale in the
north cause they wont over winter outside.
Ingrid

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. I have some corners and space that i
need to 'fill" up so as to not make my apt look so
barren.


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I don't have any fake plants. Buy plants what require very little
care.

OK.... might do that since fake plants seem
outrageously expensive.... especially at the size I
need. You see.... I have some corners and space that i
need to 'fill" up so as to not make my apt look so
barren.

Tell me..... what abt Bamboo Palm or something called
the Peace Lily? Or what abt Spider plants?

Are these plants that can take "abuse" and low light
levels??
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I have over thirty houseplants (like to have good air quality during
the long winters here). Here is my experience

low light tolerance: sansevieria, peace lily, dark dracaenas, and
pothos. Schefflera has some tolerance, and I also have another plant
whose name escapes me that tolerates low loght rather well
drought tolerance: sansevieria, light dracaenas, some palms, rubber
plant, aloe, and schefflera

You can keep healthy plants indefinitely if you put them outside in
the summer, in partial sun or bright shade. some burn in full sun, but
sansevieria, schefflera, palms or rubber plant take full sun. Once you
have a few, it will be easy to propagate and divide them, and get more
of the same.

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Im a bachelor......

Ive been toying with the idea of buying a few silk/fake
plants for decorating inside of home a bit.

Damn those plants seem expensive to me tho!!

Im wanting fairly good size fake palms.... or fake
"trees"....and prices seem to run abt $150 or so

It seems to me I can buy REAL palms and plants much
cheaper than the fake ones.

Does anyone have ideas on how to get frugal fake
plants?

Or should I forget the fake ones and just get some
REAL ones??


If replying via email please use:

morris63401 at yahoo dot com

Silk plants may seem expensive, but if you get real plants and don't have
the time or the desire to take care of them as needed, and have to replace
them from time to time, the price of real plants can add up fast.

Also consider the price of replacing water damaged carpets if you get
careless or have an accident watering real plants.

Maybe a very nice medium priced silk plant would be a better investment
after all especially for us bachelors.

Shepherd

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:02:55 GMT, wrote:

1. paint your walls something besides white... dont leave the ceiling white. If you
cant paint, look for wall hangings even material glued to a rod can work wonders

Just curious why you are advising against white walls -- actually
off-white is more aesthetic. In a dark apt. white reflects light,
which would be helpful to the plants. A white ceiling gives the
illusion of greater height; another aesthetic consideration.

....snippage...

--

Persephone

Just curious why you are advising against white walls -

Yeah I am curious abt that as well

Silk plants may seem expensive, but if you get real plants and don't have
the time or the desire to take care of them as needed, and have to replace
them from time to time, the price of real plants can add up fast.

Yep

Well that's the debate Im having with myself....
whether fake or real plants are better for me

Hence my posting here to get some feed back.