| Before I write much more I want to put a | | | | weeds, watering, pruning. In fact, if they start |
| warning here, most artificial flowers are not made | | | | looking a little dusty she lightly hoses them off. In |
| for outdoor use and no manufacturer will | | | | the winter, she pulls them out and puts them in |
| recommend or warranty a flower that has been | | | | storage for the year. |
| used outdoors. That said, a lot of people place silk | | | | An artificial flower will fade over time in direct |
| flowers outside. I personally recommend that if | | | | sunlight but modern materials hold up well. Bright |
| you are going to do this make sure they are not | | | | and dark colors will fade fastest. Weather can be |
| in the weather or sunlight as this will shorten their | | | | destructive but if you live in a climate that does |
| life outside. | | | | not vary much, most silk flowers can withstand a |
| Lately it has been very hot and very dry. Most | | | | small about of weather. The best option is where |
| outdoor flowers are looking very sad indeed. I | | | | the flowers will be under a porch or overhang |
| have a friend who lives in an arid climate but | | | | where they rarely get direct impact from sun or |
| always has beautiful flowers. What's her secret? | | | | rain. In these cases, most artificial flowers will do |
| Instead of real flowers she substitutes an Artificial | | | | well. There is a category of silk plants called near |
| Flower in their place. She understands that over | | | | real, these are really only made for indoors and |
| time they will fade and weather can destroy | | | | they are usually to expensive to use outdoors. |
| them but she figures that in her climate it is | | | | Neighbors have caught my friend a few times |
| cheaper than the cost of annuals and water. She | | | | because her flowers "came up a little to early" or |
| usually can get a few seasons out of a Silk | | | | lasted a "little to long". She laughs when she gets |
| Flower but she is ok if something happens. | | | | caught, but most her neighbors think she is a |
| Because of this she has beautiful and colorful | | | | very good gardener. |
| flowers all the time and she never worries about | | | | Buy an Artificial Flower in the place of a real one. |