Phony greenery gets a bad rap. Is it really that bad, though - or a great solution for non-gardeners? Our expert designer is ...

dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants, faux foliage, or whatever you want to call them — offer a solution. They’ll never outgrow their pots, the leaves will never droop ...

Copies of nature proliferate. Not only can we go skiing in Dubai and sunbathe on indoor tropical beaches in Germany, but fake plants and synthetic lawns are filling up our cities, restaurants ...

This faux plant collection is proof that you don’t need a green thumb — or a big budget — to enjoy the beauty of greenery indoors.

This pleasure disappears in the case of fake plants. The only answer I can hope to receive when I ask “why” is something about the intention of their designer, like that they wanted to give it ...