Care and Cleaning
How to Fix Faded Artificial Plants and Slow the Fading
The fern by the south window used to be deep green. Now one side has gone a chalky blue grey, and the leaves nearest the glass...
You unbox a new faux palm, catch a sharp plastic smell, and suddenly wonder if you have just put something harmful in the room where your children nap.
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The fern by the south window used to be deep green. Now one side has gone a chalky blue grey, and the leaves nearest the glass...
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A real bonsai is one of the hardest plants to keep alive indoors, which is exactly why so many people look for an artificial...
Real vs Faux
Snake plants have a reputation as the plant you cannot kill, so it feels odd to even ask whether a fake one is worth buying.
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You want greenery that needs no watering, and the shop offers two answers at very different prices: a "preserved" palm that was...
Care and Cleaning
You run a finger along a leaf and it drags, slightly tacky, with a grey film that dust seems to stick to the moment you clean...
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The real fiddle leaf fig is famous for dropping leaves the week after you bring it home, which is exactly why so many people...
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Three people who buy artificial plants with their own money, keep them for years, and write down what happened. Every article carries a byline, and every byline links to everything else that person has written here.