Several months ago, Linda was interviewed by the local newspaper for her thoughts on displaying artificial plants outdoors. Over the last few years more people have been creating outdoor plant installations with artificial plants. After the expected first-installation eyesores, people are now applying live-plant landscaping techniques to the artificials.
Driving around our town there are some disturbing plantings of artificial palm trees 'growing' in the winter. (Guelph's latitude is about 45 degrees North and certainly not conducive to growing palm trees, outdoors, even at the best of times.)
People 'plant' the artificials to:
- reduce maintenance time and cost
- conserve water
- always have beautiful plants as good as the Jones'
- eliminate bringing in a 'plant sitter' while going on vacation.
- display plants that could possibly grow naturally outdoors in our climate
- display flowering plants only in their natural flowering season
- clean and bring your plants indoors for storage when the natural season is done
- purchase plants that are weather resistant and UV protected (they all aren't).
Contact us at plantsforall@ody.ca or call 519-767-2161 or stop into the Plants For All shop at 66 Dawson Road in Guelph. (We would love to see you.)
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I do use alot of plants in my decor. They just seem to warm up cool spaces, especially softening otherwise somewhat sparse surroundings.
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Artificial plants these days are surprisingly realistic. They are particularly good where you don't want the hassle and fuss of maintenance. I've got artificial plants such as bay trees and topiary balls in my garden wall and they look great all year round. I like this geranium hanging vine too.
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