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What are smart homes? They are nothing but homes which are well organized and well maintained. The things are in place, looking neat and clean. There is a glow in the house and thereby a glow on the faces of all the family members living there. These homes also please friends and relatives dropping by.  

Such homes always a place for plants, both indoors and outdoors and have a timeless home decor. If you too have or want a smart home, then you must read on.

Sometimes due to restraints and constraints of space, you may not be able to make and maintain a garden outside. If you live in apartments, then it is apparent why. But, if you live in independent houses too, you may not be able to maintain a garden and plants as this really requires a tremendous effort and investment in terms of space, money, time, man power, water, etc.

Thus, the best solution and the smart one too, is to purchase colorful and green artificial plants. Let’s see how and why.

Thus, the best solution and the smart one too, is to purchase colorful and green artificial plants. Let’s see how and why.

1.       Look Realistic

The first reason to purchase artificial plants is that they look as good as the real ones. These days such realistic looking options are available that you need to throw out of the window any doubts that your home will look bad with artificial plants in it. The colours, shapes, and varieties are just like the real plants. Many a times, you may have walked in to the best of hotels, offices, and shops and been tempted to go and touch the beautiful plants there. You can’t make out if they are fake or real! Try using artificial ferns hanging baskets for your home. You will love them.

2.       Safe from Insects

You love to sit out in your garden or among the plants, but you get fed up with the insects like mosquitoes, bees, etc that come and disturb you. So, why not go in for these artificial plants and sit in your fake garden where there is no fear of or disturbance from these insects? If you have a terrace garden or an outdoor one, make an artificial plant wall or an artificial ivy wall. Place your favorite chair against it and relax among the beauty of nature.

3.       Easy Care

There is a lot of effort required to nurture the real plants. But, with these artificial plants, your efforts are minimal. There is no requirement of digging out unwanted weeds from the pots or the beds you may have made in your terrace garden. These plants don’t require any manure and other supplements. It is easy to just clean them with a wet cloth or with a plant spray bottle.

The best part about their care is that you will not have to prune them or give them shape as they will never grow out of shape and become a nuisance.

4.       Environmental Factors

One of the best reasons to purchase artificial plants is that they do not demand much care. There is no need to water them thus saving you precious natural resource as well. You won’t have to put them into the sunlight to sun them or think about shifting them into the shade because the sun is too hot outside. There is no need to make special arrangements for sun shades or even protect them from the rain and snow. Just keep some artificial flower arrangements for outdoorsand see them the same each time. They won’t spread pollen, dust, and other harmful allergens into the environment.

5.       Choose size, shape, color

You love certain plants and flowers. But, you have to wait for the right season to get them from the markets. This is only for the real plants. With smart purchases of artificial plants, you can just walk into any store and pick up the flowers and plants of your choice. Select the variety, colour, shape, and size. Just come home and place where you want them! You can even get faux hedges and fake bushes for landscaping for your garden.

6.       Easy Disposal

With real plants, you have to throw them away when they spoil or when you want to change seasonal plants each time. But, with these artificial plants, disposal is so easy. It happens only when you get bored of a plant and want a change in variety.  The environment does not get polluted. There is no need to dig in pits to collect waste plants there.

7.       Safety Factors

Another advantage of fake plants is that they are Fire Resistant and fire retardant varieties in the markets. They will not catch fire unlike real plants, especially if they dry up. Since they are not real, they are also safe for children and pets as there is no danger of any allergies developing due to pollen etc. The artificial plants won’t break if there are children or pets running around in the house; and also if they accidentally drop, fall, or get knocked by you or any help in the house.

8.       Durability

Artificial plants are very durable and long lasting. This is because they don’t wither out or wilt due to weather conditions or other internal and external factors. They are very easy to replace too as you wouldn’t have spent so much time and efforts on them. The colours of the flowers and leaves also don’t fade out.

9.       Do It Yourself

Artificial plants are a smart purchase because of the man power that they save. You don’t need to hire gardeners to come and do your garden and plants. You can do it yourself with ease and hardly any time and efforts.

10.   Save Money

Due to all the above reasons, these plants save you a lot of money in the long run. You save money on man power, water, manures, replacements every season etc.

So save money and invest in artificial plants. Make your home beautiful and pretty. Have the best of both worlds.