Saturday, 4 April 2009

The Magic Of Everlasting Roses

By Peter Thomas

We all like roses, but what can we do if we are allergic to them, or if they are just too expensive? There is an option of having gorgeous roses in your home without breaking the bank - "replica roses," these silk roses are just as beautiful as fresh ones, except that they're even better in many ways. They last indefinately, they won't cause allergies, they don't need to be watered, and you can't kill them.

How can you use replica roses? Replica roses can be used anywhere you'd use fresh roses. Give them to loved ones for anniversary presents or birthdays, say, "I'm thinking of you," to friends or family with a single rose, or present a bouquet of silk roses to a sick friend in the hospital and cheer him or her up.

Advantages of artificial or replica roses as compared to "real" ones Replica roses have other advantages, too. Because hospitals are increasingly asking visitors not to bring in fresh flowers or live plants, fake roses can provide this type of gift to raise spirits without breaking the rules. And lest you think this "no live flowers" rule is simply frivolous, think again. In fact, fresh flowers can bring in bacteria, too, which can be dangerous to patients in the hospital. Therefore, many hospitals have simply outlawed fresh or live flowers or plants. That can be depressing, even if it's for patients' own good! Silk or artificial flowers can provide the same benefits as live flowers can, without any of the drawbacks.

And even though fresh roses are beautiful, let's face it; they're expensive and they die pretty quickly. Of course, there are things you can do to make them last longer, and you can dry them, but silk roses stay beautiful over the long haul, and you only have to buy them once. Better yet, think about it. You or your loved one could buy yourself a new replica rose (or several of them) in a different color every single day or for every special occasion, until you have every color in the rainbow. You can't do that with fresh flowers, since they die very quickly and you have to throw them out.

Finally, a lot of us know we'd love to keep fresh flowers in the house but we simply can't because our crazy pets will eat them. Hilarious as we might think that is, it can be very annoying when we get a bouquet of fresh flowers only to risk losing them because they're going to be eaten, or having to put them aside where they aren't even going to be seen or enjoyed so as to stow them away from the "monsters." However, you won't have that problem with replica roses, since animals won't be attracted to and therefore won't eat them. You can keep them and enjoy them without concern of having them damaged. Indeed, you can have them for years to come.

The short story is that silk roses are very cost effective - and very romantic, beautiful, uplifting, for a many reasons - even as they're a great substitution to fresh cut roses, if you're someone who likes to keep these types of flowers in your home.

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