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I used to have various pots of succulents scattered around the Barn Mahal/man cave. Mainly because no room I inhabit can be plantless but also due to their relatively carefree nature. Sadly I’m not out there as often as I used to be and though the husband still has friends in to play pool, he never thinks to water them… so with the heat pump sucking every drop of moisture out of the air all winter? A lot of them died.
After retrieving their carcasses, I did something I thought I’d never do.
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Yup.
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I bought a bunch of fakes.
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And I have to say, I’m rather impressed.
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While it goes against my gardening grain to resort to artificial, we have to close the blinds in the summer to avoid drying out and cracking the leather chairs as well as trying to prevent the a/c from running non stop so the real ones spent most of their time in the dark.
Enter the fake succulents.
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And though I really hate to admit it? Fake succulents don’t actually suck.
Who knew?
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I did manage to keep my jade plant alive and healthy so thankfully it’s not all plastic fantastic in there.
And speaking of dead things? I did a little recon in the beer fridge and found some dip that expired the beginning of March and creamer that died in January.
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Old junk isn’t the only thing my husband refuses to throw out.
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River's world..... 
I have loads of real succulents outside; one real and multiple fake inside.
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Real would never make it outside here. But these are the first fakes ever tried. I dislike the idea of it, but it’s better than carcasses.
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… and yogurt that expired….???… in the fridge (now illegal to dump; i keep forgetting to dump&bury it somewhere)
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It’s illegal to throw out yogurt?
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It’s now illegal to throw out biodegradable waste. Not enforced yet and no composters from the city – but the law went into effect.
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A municipal compost pile? That’s gonna smell special…
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No. Since we’re now required to compost, the city was expected to provide bins – or at least discounts on them. So far, they’ve provided nothing but some poorly publicized composting classes at 10am on seemingly randon Saturdays.
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So what are you supposed to do with it?
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Compost at home.
I usually put stuff out for critters but that was odds & ends veggies. If I put out more, I’ll attract more raccoons. So now I need to bury/compost but I don’t have an area for it, nor motivation to tend a compost pile.
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Forced composting seems a bit much.
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I can’t recall whether it’s an LA County or Calif state thing, only that Long Bch is very late in complying.
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I’ve never been able to grow succulents here. It’s too humid in general for them to feel at home. Now fake ones… I’ve not tried… and probably should because I like pretty.
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I have no problem in the house, but the man cave can be out of sight out of mind. I found these on Amazon and they don’t look half bad…
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We have MANY succulents in our yard as they are drought tolerant, heat tolerant, and cold tolerant. Your fakes look EXACTLY like the real ones, and they will do so until the dust starts to build up on them. If your husband does not water, maybe he can occasionally dust them?
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Excuse me while I pick myself up off the floor. I laughed so hard I fell off the couch…
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Test.
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Those are some great looking fakes!
Deb
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And to be honest they look better in person. As long as you don’t touch them…
😉
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Well…..there might be hope for me yet since I manage to kill every single living plant I’ve ever been given. I might just buy some of those for my living room.
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I got these on Amazon. $24 for a good size bag, enough to fill what I photographed.
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Did you do the arrangements? If so, nicely done!
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I did. They just come bunched up in a plastic bag. Not bad for a plastic arrangement if I do say so myself…
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You did awesome arranging them. I especially like the dish on the round table. Very pretty!
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Thank you! I’m pretty happy with it.
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When I was a bachelor, my townhouse had quite the collection of fake plants. Then I met Tara, avid gardener-to-be, and…well…
Let’s just say she put the kibosh on plastic plants.
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I’ve always had a strict no fake plants rule, which is why I had to blog about this anomaly. I surprised myself.
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Our live succulents are all living their best lives. After years of having “black thumbs” and killing anything that dared enter our living space, we have flipped the script. The only casualty of a green variety was our recent acquisition Snowy McSnowface, the mini-Christmas tree that managed to live almost twelve months, but in the end went to that big forest in the sky.
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This is an anomaly for me because my thumbs are quite green. Though to be fair everything will die if you neglect it long enough…
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Your secret is safe with me.
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My issue is a Calico Cat who chews on anything resembling a plant.
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I’m laughing at the old fridge food. It happens.
It’s also against my religion to have Fakes, but those are pretty darn nice-looking!
I stuck a few fakes in a guest room at our GA place because it was screaming for something ‘green’ too.
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I know I’d never put them in the house, but they’re a decent alternative for the Barn Mahal.
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