When considering how to decorate your office or work place you will no doubt come to the subject of flowers. You have many choices to make, like what type of flower you want, are they in season or not? Do you have the time to care for fresh plants? If not then maybe you would be better with artificial flowers. This is going to be an overview of both varieties, fresh and fake.

Firstly I am going to consider artificial flowers and how they effect your work place and your or your clients moods.

First of all, are you type of person who has the time or the dedication to look after real live plants? Most of the time we just don’t have the time at work to go around checking all the plants are OK, have a good supply of water, light and air etc. This is where artificial or silk flowers come in. They require no really care what so ever. Since they are not living objects they don’t need light, they don’t need to be watered at the correct intervals, they don’t need watered at all and they don’t need fresh air to keep them alive. Silk flowers just keep going and going. The only maintenance you need to do is to keep them clean. You don’t want a build up for dust and dirt to effect you or your work performance.

If you get tired of looking at the same flowers all the time and decide you want a change then its not a problem. If you buy a new plant you can store the silk flowers away until you fancy using them again. Or even using them in a different place, take them home, give them to a work colleague.

Also if you have a favourite variety of flower you want and cant get them fresh because they are not in season then you can opt of  silk flowers instead, they are not effected by season and you can have any flower you want, when ever you want. A summer bouquet with Carnations and Gladioli in the dead of winter? Then that’s not a problem with silk flowers.

The downsides to artificial flowers is that they don’t have that scent that fresh flowers have. Of course they come scented but it just isn’t the same. They also don’t give off that same feeling in the air around them.

This is where fresh flowers excel, as soon as you walk into a room with a lovely fresh bouquet or new potted plant you know its there. There is that wonderful smell that you just cant recreate, no matter how hard we try. And there’s they feel and atmosphere that fresh plants create. There is no way you are going to get that from artificial plants or flowers.

While silk flower have really moved forward regarding how they look, they just don’t have that same class and finesse that real plants do.

Sadly you have got to look after fresh potted plants, making sure they have enough water, light and air for them to survive. If you have time and have an interest in keeping your plants looking good then this isn’t a problem. If you cant be bothered with the hassle then you might be better taking artificial flowers. For me silk flowers have their place, but there really is no substitute for the real thing.

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Thanks to advances in technology and materials, brides-to-be have another hard decision to make before their wedding day. Fresh or artificial flowers? Or silk flowers as they are generally referred too. Both varieties have their advantages, if you want to follow tradition you go fresh, if you want longevity, you go with silk. There are quite a few points to look at here, so please read on.

Before I started to write this I was under the impression that fresh flowers were going to walk all over their silk counterparts, but after some research it turns out it’s a close match.

Artificial flowers really do have advantages over fresh flowers. If you suffer from allergies do you really want to run the risk of having red eyes, be sneezing or have a rash on  your big day? With silk flowers this problem is overcome, there are nothing in them that’s going to cause any sort of irritations.

Silk flowers really have moved forward in recent times, when you look at artificial flowers you really are hard pushed to tell the difference between them and real flowers. They just look so similar now. Not only that, the beauty of the flowers can be kept forever, silk isn’t going to fade or wilt in time, so you are always going to have them to look at in years to come, to bring back those wonderful memories. You also have the choice of reusing those flowers in the future. Whether you would want to or not is up to you.

If you opt for the fresh variety for your wedding day you are limited by what season we are currently in. Certain flowers are restricted to growing at specific times of the year, if the flower you love isn’t in season then its going to be very hard to get it for your wedding. Silk doesn’t go in and out of season, so your choices are limitless. Not only have go unlimited choices on the flowers you want they are going to cost less than the real thing. Saving you money when planning the wedding might let you spend it elsewhere.

Its not all bad news for fresh flowers though, they do have their advantages. If you are into following tradition, then there is only one option for you. Artificial flowers will never take that title away from fresh. There’s also that scent! Artificial flowers may come scented, but there really is no comparison to the smell of real flowers.

While silk flowers look very similar to real ones, there is still something about the look of the real thing that just sets something off in the mind. They just look great.

There are some more downsides though, fresh flowers really have to be looked after on the days up to the wedding for them to be looking at their prime. If something happens are the florist that means they are not stored under optimal conditions then they may just go off before the weddings gets under way.

At the end of the day the final decision comes down to how the bride feels, if she wants traditional then there’s only 1 option, is she’s not bothered about that then there are plenty of pros and cons to consider for each. Speaking to a florist in person may make that choice easier.

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