Fake flowers don’t require much care

You can go on a long business trip or extended vacation and not worry your flowers will be dead when you get home. Follow manufacturer’s care instructions, which may only involve occasional dusting.

It’s impossible to kill them

If you’re prone to forgetting to change the water in a vase full of real flowers, adopting the artificial version is made for you. They never need fresh water, and there are no stems you ever have to cut off. Just plunk them in a vase and you’re done!

You can get any flower you want, no matter the season

You want tulips in December? Sure! Whatever fakes you fancy will be available whenever you want them. And for brides, you’ll never have to accept lastminute substitutions of flowers your florist can’t get ahold of or pay exuberant amounts of money to get an out-of-season stem.

They last a long time

Though high-quality faux flowers don’t come cheap, they last pretty much forever with minimal care. From a financial standpoint, they’re a bargain.

Some of your favorite retailers are on-board

Etsy has a wide range of styles and prices of faux flowers making it easy to customize arrangements. Other good selection: West Elm, Michaels and Anthropologie.

Feathers are trending too

Colorful and shapely, feathers add soft texture to a setting. Let the beauty of striped pheasant feathers stand out in simple wall frames or display pretty plumes of varying heights in a vase on your fireplace mantel, on an entryway table, or in your bedroom. Want to ruffle some feathers? Decorate your sofa with fluffy pillows sporting a feather motif.

individual stems. Put them in a beautiful vase or other container just as you would real flowers.

GETTY IMAGES The best faux flowers look a little imperfect, just like real ones do in nature. Look for varying colors and textures on each artificial bloom.