Living in a condo on the top floor with no yard whatsoever (unless you want to consider my rickety old wooden 6′ x 12′ balcony a yard), there is no way for me to grow flowers or a garden. It’s been a life long dream of mine to have a house with a nice size yard so that I could grow a small garden and plant my favorite flowers all around my yard.
Sometimes when I’m out and about I’ll check out people’s yards to see how they have it landscaped. I often find myself trying to imagine if I lived in that house and what flowers, bushes and trees I would want to plant if it was my yard.
Sigh…
I have tried to grow plants and flowers – even a small garden – on our balcony, but it never works. We get way too much sunlight. Not only that, the containers would have to be small and most plants and flowers need larger containers to fully grow.
I love having flowers in my home too but I am worried about my pets. We have five cats and a dog. Two of our cats are likely to chew on plants or flowers I bring into my home. Our dog has been known to eat non-food things. With all the potentially toxic and harmful plants and flowers available I’m afraid to bring one in my home and have one of my pets get severely sick – or die – from chewing on it or eating it. This is why inside my home I use artificial flowers.
I refuse to decorate my home with artificial flowers that don’t look real. I have seen plastic plants and flowers (home decor) and ones that are so realistic that you have to touch it to find out it’s not real. Since I want my home to look beautiful and inviting and not “cheesy,” only realistic flowers and plants are allowed in my home.
My all time favorite flower is Lilac. Growing up I had a Lilac bush outside my bedroom window. When the flowers were in bloom my bedroom smelled heavenly as you can imagine. Its always been a dream of mine to have a house where I could plant Lilac bushes outside my bedroom window to recreate that memory from my childhood. Since I doubt we’ll ever have a house, I’ll never have my Lilacs.
There used to be a lone Lilac bush in our condo complex. I would walk passed it and snatch one of the flowers from it and bring it home so I could enjoy the beautiful scent for a short while.
I would love a Lilac bush so I could have a whole bouquet of flowers to fill my room with it’s lovely, intoxicating scent.
I was approached by a company called Silk Plants Direct. They asked if I would like to review one of their beautiful floral bouquets. I was more than happy to since we recently purchased new bookcases and I wanted something nice to put on top.
Silk Plants Direct has hundreds of gorgeous plants, flowers, bouquets and even trees to choose from. It was next to impossible to narrow down my choice.
They offer lose flowers (that you can use to make you own arrangements), bouquets, hanging plants, centerpieces… you name it, they have it. In addition it looks to me like they carry just about every flower and plant imaginable – many of which I have never even heard of before. They even do custom and corporate orders too.
Silk Plants Direct makes it easy to find the perfect product to suit your needs. You can shop by the plant/flower name, color, size, price and more. You can even buy individual flowers to create your own arrangement.
I’m not exaggerating when I said it took me a while to find the product I wanted to review. They have so many wonderful ones to choose from. But then I found it… the PERFECT arrangement for me me – a bouquet of my beloved Lilacs.
I was sent to review Lilac Pack of 1 in a dark purple color. The arrangement pictured above (from their website) shows a variety of Lilac colors (white, pink, purple). The measurements are 24″ x 18″ x 18″, so you can see that its a large arrangement and ideal for the top of our bookcase.
I neglected to take a photo of it, but the arrangement came in a pretty glass vase with what appears to be “water” at the bottom, making the arrangement look even more realistic.
Even my husband was fooled! He came home from work the day I received it and asked me where I found the Lilac flowers. He thought the lone bush in our complex had bloomed and I picked them all off the bush.
You have to get really close to this arrangement and touch it to know it’s not real.
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have my beloved Lilacs in my home. I even went so far as to purchase Lilac essential oil that I drip on to the candle (to the right of the photo). That way when I walk past the bookcase on my way into the kitchen I can see AND smell the Lilacs. It makes me so happy! Not only is it great for spring time but it also evokes fond memories from my childhood.
I have Silk Plants Direct bookmarked on my computer because I found several more arrangements that I adore and would love to decorate my home with some day.
If you are looking to add color and flowers into your home’s decor, check out what Silk Plants Direct has to offer – www.SilkPlantsDirect.com. You can also find the brand on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Google+).
Silk Plants Direct would like to offer readers a 10% discount. Use the code BLOGGER10 during checkout. This offer does not apply to custom arrangements.
What do you think about Silk Plants Direct? Do you think you might consider adding realistic flowers and plants to your home’s decor?
A plant or flower arrangement from Silk Plants Direct would make a wonderful gift for Mother’s Day. That special lady in your life will be enjoy it year after year (unlike real flowers that only last a few days). Plus the price is comparable to what you would spend on a bouquet of flowers from a florist.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
Melissa Semra says
I face the same problem with my balcony mainly because it’s tiny. My solution is to grow fruit trees in pots on my balcony.
If you search “growing fruit trees in pots” on google you’ll come across tons of great ideas!