SOMETHING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER DO... FAUX POTTED TREES ON THE PATIO

I recently did something I thought I would never do.  After one too many of the bushes that I use to fill my large pots on my patio died and needed to be replaced once again, I decided to switch to faux potted trees!

For at least 5 years, I've kept green tower boxwoods in these large pots across the back of the patio.  I liked having something planted in them that would stay green through the winter, and in the summer I added annuals for some color around the rim of the pot. But after having to replace all of them at various times over the years- usually at around $70 a pop, two more were on their last leg early this Spring and I decided I didn't want to waste any more money on that particular plan. 

 

There are some really great faux tree options now, and as much as I cringe at the idea of having faux plants outside, I decided to give them a try.  I made a one time investment that was about the same cost of the real bushes that I had been buying- and replacing time and time again.  

There were many options to consider, and after searching through a lot and reading reviews, I decided to try these.  They come in a pack of 2 and there are several different size options, I got the 4'.  I only needed 3 for the patio so I have an extra that I think I'll put between our garage doors.  It will be nice to have a spot of green there too.  

The stock changes so frequently here are a few others that are all very similar if not the same trees, just use arrows to scroll and click on photo for details. 

They are mounted in a heavy base and come it two parts so there is hardly any assembly.  

I did however fluff mine out quite a bit.  Just be cautious and gentle if you are bending the branches downward to open them up a little, I snapped a few off being too forceful with them.  No big deal, I just used a little piece of wire to tie them back in, but learned my lesson to be more careful. 

One other note, I did "plant" the whole heavy base of mine in my pots with dirt, but after one good sturdy Oklahoma wind they tilted sideways.  So, I removed some of the dirt and filled a section in and around the small base pots with small gravel rock to weight them in better, then replaced some dirt back on top so I could still plant flowers around the edges.  They've stayed put well ever since! 

Where they are placed these pots get full sun pretty much all day.  The reviews were favorable about these not having a problem fading over time, but we shall see!  If they were in a shady spot I wouldn't worry about them one bit.  I'll use mine as test subjects in the sun over time and keep you posted!  

I'm really pleased with how they turned out.  I added some pink rose moss/portaluca/purslane around the base which does really well here over the summer. It should get thick, spill over the sides and fill in beautifully.  By the way, I got my blue pots from At Home several years ago, they still have this one that is almost identical (this one is a bit different but also very nice!). 

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So.... do you have faux plants outside?  Would you consider them?  If you get the right ones, they really have come a long way and improved so much!

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