I like fake plants and I cannot lie!

So I have a real love-hate relationship with plants.  I love the look and the idea of real, fresh, green plants.  I see so many people posting their perfect plants on instagram like it’s just so easy!  I have tried, and spent plenty of money and time going to the nursery to get fresh plants, herbs, trees, flowers, succulents, you name it, yearning to have that dream plant-gardener life.  And…I have had to say goodbye to many dried up plants, herbs, trees, flowers, succulents, you name it, time and time again. Sometimes I water them too much, sometimes too little, sometimes I give them too much sun, sometimes I give them too much shade, sometimes bugs eat their leaves, sometimes birds eat their fruits, you name it, it’s happened to my poor plants.  But I persevere. 

Meanwhile, this other part of me, the realist-side, likes fake plants!  I have a good number of fake plants and trees inside my house. I have a fiddle leaf tree, numerous house plants, succulents, and holiday decor flowers (fall daisies and chrysanthemums, Christmas poinsettias, spring tulips, and floral wreaths)...all fake, reuseable, and zero maintenance.  Recently we pulled out all the muddy yellowish brown grass in our backyard and replaced it with astroturf and it’s been so much easier and so much greener!  

I wish that I could keep all of these plants, flowers, grass, and trees alive and thriving, but I have come to terms with my lack of a green thumb.  Some people got it, some people don’t, and I don’t! I will still go through the motions every season and get new plants that I will try to keep alive, but I will not let go of my trusty fake plants.  It gives me the look and feel with no fuss!  

Anyone else out there down with the fake plants?