Past Their Prime
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
January 13, 2017 7:29am CST
I have had these artificial flowers for a while now but they are starting to look tired and reluctantly they are going out. The paler one is made of tissue paper. The other looks like a gerbera. They are so lifelike and for ages I have enjoyed seeing them sitting in the window whenever I arrive home from being out.
I wouldn't have given you tuppence for artificial flowers once but they are now so lifelike I don't mind them at all. I still don't think they take the place of real ones though.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
13 Jan 17
I have never ever fancied artificial flowers. Being a gardener I always felt freshness in my house would be my choice. But at that party I hosted for the mentally challenged they presented me with a bouquet of artificial flowers made by them. They are now adorning my house and I do not have the heart to consign them to you know where
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jan 17
Oh, those are so nice too. I can bet you don´t want to get rid of them either.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 17
They do look nice. Not being a gardener there are very rarely any flowers in our garden.
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 17
Because we're not gardeners we rarely have any flowers that we can bring inside. Real flowers are certainly best.
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 17
Years ago, our male neighbour asked my husband to hide a flowering pot-plant from his wife for a few days. I saw it and thought it needed a drink but the water went straight through the pot. It was artificial too! 
The plant, not the water. :)
The plant, not the water. :)1 person likes this
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Jan 17
i use some artificial flowers in my back yard sometime
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv I use them out back in places I don't want to water
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Jan 17
I guess it is time for some new fake window flowers!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv you could even have a few you change out, so as to be seasonal, let's see valentines day is coming up, maybe red for a bit, and then something fall like? since it's rolling into fall there soon?
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 17
@Jessicalynnt Yes, it will be soon although our autumns aren't usually as colourful as those in the US and Canada.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jan 17
They actually look quite pretty in your photo . . . but you know them better as you've seen them in person daily. The great thing is you don't have to do a thing to take care of them! My mom had and still has artificial flowers around the house.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 17
@JudyEv We visit a local shop that sells nice (but expensive) silk flowers and decor. The kids and I venture there in December because they have fantastic Christmas tree displays. They don't sell any real plants or flowers there, but they look pretty convincing!
Aldik Home has the best selection of quality silk flowers and plants, silk trees, floral arrangements, Christmas trees and decor in Los Angeles. Shop now.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
13 Jan 17
No they will never take the place of real but unless you want to buy new ones weekly, they are a lovely substitute.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv No me either I have plenty of them around all of my houses.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Jan 17
They do look pretty lifelike, they do have their advantages, they never die
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Jan 17
@JudyEv My kind of flower lol.
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@Linda1234 (4711)
• Houston, Texas
13 Jan 17
They are so beautiful i can't believe they're made of tissues.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
14 Jan 17
i actually have a few silk flowers..i don't have to worry about friends with allergies or lil' paws eating them..
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 17
I remember Mum making some from old stockings back in the year dot. They were awful.
@snowy22315 (208761)
• United States
14 Jan 17
Right now I have the poinsetta plant in here for my flowers. I am going to try to keep it blooming as long as possible.
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@allen0187 (59645)
• Philippines
14 Jan 17
If you didn't mention that those are artificial flowers, I would have mistaken those for real ones.
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@toniganzon (77084)
• Philippines
14 Jan 17
Those flowers could have fooled me. I thought they were real.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 17
I haven't heard of anyone being allergic to flowers. Luckily there are some lovely artificial ones around now.
