Artificial or fake plants and flowers used to look and feel like their names suggest, but not any more. Today, spotting the difference between a real or an artificial plant is much harder than you would think and present day artificial plants,flowers,ferns,succulents,foliageand eventreesare so realistic that when it comes to their appearance and even their feel, it’s impossible to determine if they are real or fake.
So having established that, there are many benefits for having artificial plants in your home, your place of business and for hotels, restaurants, hospitals and spas to adopt them as well. Here, Interior Landscaping Products, a distributor of artificials including silk artificial plants and flowers, Flame Retardant
and UV protected plants
throughout the UK, looks at their benefits and why it makes sense to invest in artificial plants for your indoor and outdoor planters.
Reasons To Have Artificial Plants and Flowers
• Less maintenance
• Cost efficient
• Wide variety to suit all tastes
• No exposure to poisons or pollen
• Improve people’s moods and boost morale
Maintenance
There will be no requirement for you to water, feed, repot
or prune an artificial plant and there is no necessity for an optimum amount of light and they will be able to cope with any fluctuations in temperature. All you will have to do is turn the plant from time to time if it is in direct sunlight and brush the leaves to remove any dust or dirt.
Cost Efficient
It can be exciting watching your fledging real plant grow and reach maturity but this may take a number of years. With a fake plant, it arrives at the height and the size that you want and you won’t have to spend any money on plant feed or a new plant pot as it grows.
Variety
There really isn’t a plant, flower, or tree that you cannot buy in an artificial form and you will find that that you are truly spoiled for choice. This means that you can choose the colours and the size of the plants that would suit your space best.
Allergies
With artificial plants, there is no danger of poisoning for your children or pets and your family and friends won’t be exposed to pollen, which could trigger asthma or hay fever. Did you know that approximately 12 million people in the UK have allergic reactions to pollen?
Promoting General Health and Wellbeing
It’s true that artificial plants can’t filter the air as real plants do, but that doesn’t stop them having a positive effect on people’s health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that looking at plants, foliage and flowers can improve mood, concentration levels, productivity and morale and so it really does make sense to have them in the home and the workplace.
Conclusion
Gone are the days when fake plants were taboo and an interior designers’ worst nightmare. They have grown in popularity and now are very fashionable in the most luxurious of homes and top restaurants and hotels. Today, artificial plants are amazingly realistic in terms of colour and texture, even theFlame RetardantandUV Resistant plants!
What To Do Next
Interior Landscaping Products has been distributing artificial plants, flowers, succulents, ferns, and trees throughout the UK for over 30 years and chooses the most realistic for its customers. If you would like any advice on the best options for your home, office, restaurant, hotel, spa or workplace, call our friendly and helpful staff on 01424 844444 or order online from our comprehensive range.