Silk Flowers Bring the Beauty of Your Garden into Your Home Without Watering.

  Silk flowers bring the beauty of a flower garden into your home whatever the season is. Do you love it when your garden starts to bloom in spring? I know I do. One of my favorite flowers is the Easter lily. This beautiful flower announces the arriva of spring. Like most flowers, they don’t last throughout the summer. Lilies made from silk provide the beauty of spring all year long.

When you see that special flower, does it make you think of holiday celebrations, of picnics in the backyard with family and friends? The wonderful thing about having a favorite silk arrangement is that it brings that special memory to your mind every time you look at it. It's almost like having spring all year long.

Most people want to visit botanical gardens or the beautiful garden in their own backyard. If you love these gardens and flowers so much, why not bring a few of them into your house? After all, they make beautiful decorative accents. It's pretty obvious. Real flowers don't last very long, and you have to spend a lot of time taking care of them. One of the most wonderful things about silk flowers is that you can put them in a vase, set them on a shelf, and forget them.

Perhaps you’re even thinking about downsizing lately. Having those garden parties in the backyard were wonderful when kids were still young. These days that big yard seems like a white elephant. Spending all that time keeping your garden pretty is beginning to wear on your knees. But you know that if you move to a place without a yard you’re going to miss those flowers that you love to see and smell. This may be one of the biggest ways that choosing silk flowers as part of your new decorations can be a benefit. You can bring the garden you love right into your new smaller home with silk flowers.

Maybe you could make just a few simple changes. Silk flowers can enhance your home decor and they require almost no maintenance. Putting a vase with flowers on the table or on a counter can add vibrant color to any space. The wonderful thing about silk flowers and plants is that they share the same variety of colors and patterns as the natural versions. The benefit is that they last longer and there are no water spills if the vase tips.

I can just imagine what you're thinking right now. You're remembering every visit to grandma's house. When you walked in the door, the first thing you saw was that hideous arrangement of red and gold silk flowers on her 1970s era fireplace. You never looked very closely because the flowers attracted dust. Touching them was not an option. They were about as soft as a piece of cardboard. Whose idea was it to put velvet birds sitting in the middle? It's no wonder that most people don't get very excited about the idea of a silk arrangement in their home.

Things have changed. The stiff silk flowers that adorned grandma’s mantelpiece have been replaced by something better. Silk that is used to make flowers for today's arrangements come from a finer, softer fabric. Designers use much more attention to detail and artistry in their arrangements. When placed side-by-side, even florists have to look twice to see the difference between the real flower and the silk one. The frayed petals of the past have given way to quality that is breathtaking to behold.

Recently, a designer came to my home for a consultation. She saw the silk arrangement of gardenias in the shiny crystal vase on my table. She expressed her delight in my green thumb and leaned over to smell the blossoms. Imagine her surprise when I told her they were silk!

Think about your favorite flower. What color is it? Is it red, blue, white, purple? Remember the scent is better than any perfume you've ever used. What images come to your mind when you think about that flower? Perhaps you are remembering the wedding of a best friend, or a summer garden party in the backyard, or a visit to a botanical garden. Remember stopping by the side of the road to pick a spray of wildflowers? When I think of my favorite flower, it brings me back to spring. Having a silk arrangement of lilies in my home makes it seem like spring even in the middle of winter.

When it’s time to put away the gardening gloves and pruning shears, consider silk flowers and plants. Today’s varieties give nature’s version some stiff competition.

by Leigh LaCava - October, 2010

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Leigh LaCava is the publisher of www.freshsilkflowers.com. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff and 13 year old daughter, Ava.

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