Nature is calming, but taking care of plants? Not so much. Luckily, artificial trees are trending on social media right now for good reason — you can surround yourself with the beauty of greenery ...

Last December, when Matt Cameron was taking a sojourn in Costa Rica and his Vancouver condo was rented on Airbnb, he didn’t worry about the exotic bird-of-paradise plant by the sofa getting enough ...

Want to add some greenery to your home, but don’t want all the fuss of keeping a real plant alive? These lifelike artificial plants are a great compromise. If you’re a fan of the indoor jungle look ...

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Keep in mind that most artificial plants will never look as good as a real plant, but there are a lot of good fakes out there. Commerce Director, Scouted It’s no surprise that plants become The Thing ...

It's a debate as old as time: Fake plants vs. real plants? Those in the real-plants-only camp often say that pseudo shrubbery can't hold a candle to something that's alive, but what they fail to ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Artificial plants have had a bad rap over the years. The ones ...

There’s a reason the bird of paradise is one of the most popular tropical houseplants, and it’s not because it’s gorgeous (though that helps). For all its dramatic beauty, this tropical plant is ...

Would you believe that an exotic Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia reginae, could be brought to bloom here in Staten Island in the middle of winter? Last August, Jeanne Keefe Hogan of Sunnyside, received a ...

'When frost threatens, water the soil thoroughly a day before - moist soil retains heat better than dry,' recommends the ...

An easy tropical plant for the central Ohio home (during the cold of winter) and outdoors (during the warmth of summer) is bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae). A relative of the banana, the plant ...