Indoor/Outdoor Faux Plant DIY
Whether you don't have a green thumb, spend your summer vacationing, keeping up with kids' activities, or are just looking for a low-maintenance plant option, we came up with a recipe for success!!
Faux florals and plants! You will have compliments anytime a guest enters your front porch, home, or backyard because of how vibrant and gorgeous your plants are doing. It's up to you if you want to spill the dirt that they aren't live plants...
First things first, start with your planter and decide how big or small your arrangement will be. Your planter can vary in size, but you will want to keep everything to scale. For this example, the pot measures 10" in diameter and the full stems of faux florals were used. If you have a larger planter, consider doubling a favorite stem or adding in another variety of plant/flower.
Next, you will need foam. Floral Styrofoam is our preferred option and top with green moss to hide the gray foam. This will ensure any gaps from the stems will seamlessly blend with the browns and greens of the moss. You don't want to forget moss before you put your stems in. However, you can always add more moss after if you feel like you need to.
TIP: to glue or not to glue? For our arrangements, we typically use a hot glue pot and slightly dip the end of the stem in the glue pot and stick into the Styrofoam. This ensures durability and no loose stems. If you want to arrange everything first, place in your stems without glue first and then go back with a touch of glue to seal the stem in place.
Onto our recipe:
Small Tea Leaf Bush (SOLD OUT) - additional options: Fern Bush or 20" mini tea leaf
The way the arrangement was created is to be against a wall or corner, and not particularly for 360 degree viewing. If you know your arrangement will be on an open table or for a centerpiece, consider ensuring all sides follow a short to tall pattern with shorter stems being in the front near the rim of the pot and the middle consisting of your taller stems.
For a typical plant arrangement, you would see plant clusters stay together with their natural root system. You can choose to keep plants together or use a wire cutter to separate the stems a bit to spread throughout the arrangement.
Just like that, you're finished! The only maintenance you need is to wipe the leaves with a damp cloth from time to time to minimize dust and keep the arrangement looking vibrant.
