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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

Only YOU can know the answer to that question.

Shepherd


Hence my posting here to get some feed back.

Hey all....

I read somewhere that Palms are usually NOT successful
growing indoors. But that if one was going to try a
Palm you should get a Bamboo palm.

Is this true?

If yes..... I cant seem to find any Bamboo palms
locally. All I find are "Areca" palms and Majesty palm

I know that Majesty palms typically die indoors... but
what abt these Areca palms? What are they?

isnt enough light to do much for plants if they arent near the window anyway.
white walls are sterile, they are the house equivalent of landscaping consisting of
just grass, it is a blank canvas. everyone thought my painting the walls dark would
close it in, and it didnt. that is a myth. here is an example of my walls.. used
computer to put em back white. all the wood really jumps out with dark walls..
people asked me if I put in the crown molding and wainscotting.. I didnt, but they
didnt see it with the pale wallpaper in there. here are pictures
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/M...livingrm2.html
Ingrid

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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.

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

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

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

Do you want plants as decorative accents for your own enjoyment or are
these to be viewed and assessed by others? That is, if you're happy
with the look of fake plants (and some are *very* realistic-looking),
shop around for some modestly priced fakes. Be aware that some
visitors may admire your decor and after examination say, "oh,
artificial. Hmmm." Real plants *do* need some care beyond dusting.
And they need varying amounts of light. Growing a real tree-sized
plant indoors would be tricky. Often large plants seen in offices or
malls are 'loaners' from companies that grow/keep them in ideal
conditions most of the time and rotate into businesses for a month or
so. You might try buying a few real plants to see if you can keep
up the maintenance.

I have a fake cat. This pussy is very house trained.

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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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It's time to get real. For a pittance you can purchase MURALS which have
plants, palms and even a beautiful sunset with buxom beauties.
This gets all the clutter off the floor.
Why not check out:
http://www.cosmicairbrush.com/murals/index.shtml
http://www.imaginehome.com/
http://www.offthewallmurals.com/residential.htm
etc.




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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...

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Persephone

It's time to get real. For a pittance you can purchase MURALS which have
plants, palms and even a beautiful sunset with buxom beauties.
This gets all the clutter off the floor.
Why not check out:
http://www.cosmicairbrush.com/murals/index.shtml
http://www.imaginehome.com/
http://www.offthewallmurals.com/residential.htm
etc.

EXCELLENT idea!!

Thanks!

John

Real plants aren't hard to keep (if you pick common types that are easy to keep) and they have many advantages. Firstly, they cannot look fake in any way, and they make the house air fresher and smell nicer. They also cost less than fakes and you can save even more cash by buying small ones and growing them.

I have about 17 large plants in my house (between 4 to 7 foot tall), all are real and need minimal effort to keep. I try to buy tougher plants like kentia palms or rubber plants, which are very hard to kill. I only need to water every month as I found these devices that are full of water and are burried in the soil to provide a steady supply of water. They're barely noticable in the pot, and if you put them at the back they can't be seen at all. As for feeding, you can buy those tablets that last anywhere from 4 months to a year, depending on the plant size and tablet brand. Since my plants are so big I use the kind designed for trees which last a year. Watering 12 times a year is nothing compaired to the task of cleaning a fake plant that's covered in dust, so I actually think my real ones are *less* work than fake. They also can't oveflow and make a mess with the self watering devices.

right, all commissioned. where can I get large posters "off the rack" with neat
scenes, even photographs would be good. Ingrid

"Peter Jason" wrote:

It's time to get real. For a pittance you can purchase MURALS which have
plants, palms and even a beautiful sunset with buxom beauties.
This gets all the clutter off the floor.
Why not check out:
http://www.cosmicairbrush.com/murals/index.shtml
http://www.imaginehome.com/
http://www.offthewallmurals.com/residential.htm
etc.


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I have about 17 large plants in my house (between 4 to 7 foot tall),
all are real and need minimal effort to keep.

What exact plants do you have?


I only need to water every month as I found these devices that are full
of water and are burried in the soil to provide a steady supply of
water.

Do you have a link for these devices?

What are they called and where can you buy them?

John

I have quite a few plants now, so I'll quickly list some and how easy I've found them to grow.

A 4 foot Chinese fan palm in the conservatory: It's not a fast grower, so be prepaired to wait or buy a bigger plant, but it is very elegant and likes bright direct light. So far, it's proven to be very tough.

A 7 foot Kentia palm in the hallway: This does grow fast, so buy a smaller one for less and grow it to save some cash. It seems to like indirect light from several angles, so double aspect rooms are perfect. It will grow towards the light sources, but unlike most plants it looks equally good from behind, so you don't need to rotate it.

A 5 foot yucca in the bathroom: It's tough, grows fairly fast and seems to like the humidity, I'd highly recomend it for a bathroom that can spare the space for one.

Several larger peace lillys: All of mine are in suprisingly dark corners that get indirect light at best, places little else could grow. I find they take an attractive shape in corners and even grow quite fast. Ignoring them (aside from a little watering) is the best way to make them thrive...

Potted ivy on top of several fireplaces: I like to pot a long thin tub with small leaved varigated ivy and put it in the middle of a mantle where it cascades down. Ivy is verging on immortal from my experience, little can kill it, not even drought or dousing with roundup entirely stops it! The only thing I do is clip the ivy to the desired length once in a while, and feed if I'm feeling generous and have time to spare.

A 6 foot rubber plant: This grows at an excellent rate given plenty of sunlight, I highly recomend it for people who don't like to fuss over plants.

Anyway, that's a good starting list of very different plant types which seem to grow with minimal care. And the link you asked for is:

http://www.plantpal.co.uk/

It does say two weeks between watering, but I only water once a month and the plants seem to survive nicely. Although some larger plants do have two in each pot and many smaller plants are in bigger pots to accomodate the watering device. I've also mulched the tops of the pots to concerve water, and I use plastic pots inside the decorative ones as ceramics allow water to evaporate faster.

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.