Desperate for attention, my writing desk flew into a rage, oozing and groaning and rattling the drawers—again for the millionth time since I bought it maybe ten years ago. No, it’s not possessed. I wish it were because then I’d know what to do. Typically, these episodes only last about a second—maybe I lose a desk drawer or something, and I have to knock it back into place, but this time was different. The groaning eventually became words, which became a full sentence, which resembled a request:
Get some plants for crying out loud! This office needs plants! But not real ones. We all know what happens when you get real ones—the plant community is pretty upset with you—your face is on a LOT of wanted signs. PLASTIC PLANTS. GET PLASTIC PLANTS.
Plastic plants have definitely come a long way. Back in middle school and high school, I’d look for decorations for 4-H projects and such, and the plastic plant selection looked, well, fake. Globules of green drippy things that looked like mistakes would stick out from a stem. A spray-paint job on a sunflower would go incredibly wrong. And the only places I could find these things would be craft shops and chic import stores.
Now, even places like Fred Meyer are crawling with plastic plants—and they’re gorgeous. I spotted a succulent arrangement and some kind of “herb” variety in the home décor section, and I just knew they’d shut my writing desk up straight away. In fact, the herb variety looked like I could snip its leaves and cook with it, but I won’t. Most importantly, they looked and acted like they were not possessed.
When I got the plants home and put them on my desk, the room opened up with brightness. I half expected a rainbow to burst through the ceiling, accompanied by a symphony of angels, bluebirds, and those really happy Care Bears stars that talk in a cute, high voice and say, “Go ahead, make a wish!” And then the writing desk threw up—but none of it ended up on the plants, and that’s all that matters.
Your Turn: What’s your favorite kind of plant?
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 
My favourite plants for an office area plastic plants! No maintenance plants! Good looking no care plants! 😊😊😊
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Yes!
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Um, weeds? (*laugh*)
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Ha! Sometimes they grow in interesting ways.
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I wouldn’t known those plants are plastic if you hadn’t said so. My favorite house plants are African violets (as long as my husband waters them).
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Thanks! Yes, it’s lovely to enjoy flowers/plants that loved ones take care of on our behalf 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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*have known
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Hi. Today I’m partial to azaleas. Many are now in full bloom here in my part of Pennsylvania. And some of those bushes are huge. Really gorgeous.
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I imagine they are gorgeous! Enjoy!
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Our azaleas have just started blooming. I look forward to them every year.
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I’ve had a lot of success with ficus trees. They grow well and are quite forgiving. Or there are some really great artificial ones, too! 🙂
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A whole artificial tree would rock my world. Wow!
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It’s so true–we sell some of the fake ones at the market where I work and I’d be hard-pressed to tell the difference between them and the real ones!
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I have mostly real and a few artificial plants in my apartment. I love my Christmas cacti when they actually bloom!
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Oh, yes! Christmas cacti are lovely!
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Mine don’t bloom quite as much as I would like, and I’m not sure if it’s too much or not enough sun…
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To be honest, I have some rose made with silk, in a pot, on the table of the dining room. I like them …and I love roses
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Those silk roses sound beautiful!
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Not a bad idea since I kill pretty much everything. (My family members seem to be the only exception. So far.) But then there’d be the problem of me having to dust the darn things.
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I guess you should dust them, but I don’t. That’s how they draw nutrients from the air 🙂
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Nice! 🙂
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Hmmm I love the look of plants but am considered Public Enemy Number 1 when it comes to trying to sustain them. My office could use some greening, even if it is only the plastic variety. I’ll have to look around.
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There are some great-looking plastic plants these days–you can hardly tell!
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I’m surprised no one has made a realistic looking Venus flytrap. Although half the fun of the real thing is they eat pests they can be tricky to grow—I’ve lost at least half a dozen, and numerous other bug-eating plants as well, and lots of orchids. My green thumb is pretty black. There’s also the comedian Mitch Hedburg who said, “I had some plastic plants but they died because I forgot to not water them.”
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A Venus Flytrap plastic plant would be amazing! I love that quote as well–thanks for sharing 🙂
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