I have a real lemon tree in my kitchen that is 7 feet tall. The tree is 12 years old. It give me lemons and a wonderful smell. In the house I have 2 real basil plants and they are 3 feet tall.

Did you know if you dry hydrangeas upside down they will retain their original vibrant colors? Just tie a string to the stem & hang from a kitchen cabinet pull or something. Gravity will push the remaining color to the petals & the drying process will lock it in. I’ve had some for years that still look fresh. Thanks for another great video! I’d love to hear your thoughts on fake fruit.

Love what your sister said, the struggle is real! I absolutely love flowers and plants, I just haven’t turned my brown thumb to green yet but I still hope to one day! In the meantime Trader Joe’s is the best place to pick up a bouquet for the week. They are beautiful, inexpensive and they just make me happy!

I do a literal happy dance whenever I find a good fake plant and I don’t care who sees me dancing like a crazy person in the store. They’re essential when you have a husband who gets light-induced migraines, a giant plant-murdering Maine Coon cat, and 3 young kids. 😂

What a sweet thing for your son to say! He wanted his mom to look beautiful, See, I always notice things about the kiddos. Thank God I now have three grandchildren of my own whom I spoil unashamedly!

You're a blessing to watch. You're a ray of sunshine.🌞

Would love to see a plant video! At 76 years old, I have done more than my share of killing plants! But, I’ll only buy fake, if they are really good dupes!

Yes! Loved this video. Pleeeeease do a video on all of the details on how you chose the plants in your home including where you got them. Also I’d love to know how you choose the perfect pot for the plant. Oh and don’t forget how to decide where to place it. What looks best where? Alllll the things 😊😊😊

I feel like fake flowers and plants are more "hip and in" now more than ever. Even though they have kinda been around for ages. But you do see them everywhere in shops now and they are improving in quality somewhat compared to years ago.

Would love to see a video of on how to style plants. Like what type of pot would look great together.

I have a mixture of both. I love using the faux ones that are called "Real Touch", which do feel like the real thing, and then purchasing the coordinating essential oil scent. By placing a drop in the center of the flower it "sells" the look better. Not too much then your home smells like Great Aunt Beatrice's. 😉

I’d absolutely enjoy a video on real house plants and which ones you can take cuttings from to root. Edit: which ones are pet friendly too would be so helpful!

Fantastic video!!! We just bought some plants from IKEA (they looked better than our local Home Depot and Lowes...) but I kept telling my husband that we can also add fake succulents to areas we know don't get enough light... and gave him your purchase suggestions. They help sooo much! Thank you!

Great video!! Would love to know the best plants that are Easy to keep alive. So helpful! Love your channel!!

I use to dislike anything fake for a very long time. I must say I bought a banana leaf tree a few weeks ago from Target that has been a game changer, it looks REALLY good. I put it in a large white basket. I have tall ceilings and it looks very real. I am surprised by Pottery Barns fake plants too. The prices are high and they don’t look very good. Once in a great while, I have found very realistic flowers that I’ve bought, also a game changer. The tulips at Kirkland’s are amazing. Thanks for sharing, and I love that your son cares about your shirt matching your video, LOL!🌺🌺🌺

Hi, a couple of weeks ago I sent my daughter one of your videos. She liked what you were doing and thought she would follow you on Instagram, and saw that you where already following her. Cool!

I use dried Eucalyptus too! Smells amazing!

I have quite a few fake plants for several reasons. First of all, when I moved into my current apartment, my real ones died. I realized later that the only good light I have coming in my apartment is from a window on my door in my room. The other window (yes, my entire apartment only has two windows) doesn't get much light coming through it because it's directly underneath a "roof" which is over the entrance walkway. And of course, both areas are directly in the path of a vent, so there's always air blowing on them and drying them out. My second major reason is that I have birds in my home, and they are allowed to fly free for several hours a day. While I can generally keep an eye on them, I can't trust entirely that they would not nibble on the plants, and many plants are toxic to birds (along with a million other things - birds are very sensitive!) Thankfully, the room where they fly is the room where I also have the "mostly useless" window which doesn't get very much light. I've been avoiding real plants for a while now, but recently it occurred to me that I really have no reason to stop having plants altogether-I can opt for tougher plants that won't care as much about a lack of light or water. I recently bought a snake plant, which is considered toxic to birds, but I keep it in my room. It will probably be getting a friend or two. I feel like I've forgotten how delightful real plants can be! A fake plant is just a decor piece-it has no soul, but I definitely feel a different "energy" from my real plant! I think it's just the knowledge that it's a living thing that brings more attention to its existence, and vibrancy to my space that the fake plants in it just don't have!

I truly agree with you I love coming into the house. When I have fresh flowers. It makes me feel like a millionaire.💙

I love you so much!! Your videos make me smile! ☺️

Such a fun and so informative video! Love dried lavender plants too.

Dried flowers and twigs are so beautiful.

"Nature is an artist". So true. I love that.

Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful tips and tricks 😍

Yes easy plant video please! 😁😁

For me, what works is a mix of well-positioned, high-quality fakes balanced with some easy-care real plants. I’ve also had a lot of success with clippings in water. I love decorating with florals and houseplants but I have a black thumb! 😂 Sometimes I buy houseplants knowing they’re probably going to have a short lifespan but I love the look they bring to my space - I can’t help myself!

I recently found you and just love your style and you inspire me so very much! I have always had an affinity for faux plants and it is because I do not have a green thumb! I would love to see a video on easy-to-keep-alive plants :). Funny, I just finished splattering paint on my canvas (from your diy abstract piece). So much fun ... for some reason, I am not getting nice bigger spots like you did ... I don’t know why. My husband just said that he likes it, though:). I have to say ... you are the reason that I have decided that I will have at least one black room in my house one day. It’s stunning! Thank you for all of your incredible and inspiring videos. I agree with what one commenter said ... you should write a book! I would buy it right away :)

“Plant hospice” best laugh of my day!

pier one has a 7 ft faux bamboo tree ( actually 5 or 6) in one planter. looks great and i use it to create separation in a transitional layout.

I can’t have real plants due to allergies and a deep fear of bugs lol. Even fake plants I gotta be careful because they gather dust and are hard to clean which can trigger allergies, but I love having some green in my home. This was a super helpful video!

Yes, great plant video

I love this. Great way to offer something else on your channel that helps our home decor. ♥️

Found your channel recently and love your style. Not a fan of fake foliage but a video on easy plants would be really great, thank you.

Thank you for the tips!!!!!! That was fun!!!!!! I love the dried flowers!!!! My cat loves to eat flowers, bummer😽👎I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do, so this video and the one you did with real plants are great!!!! The comments are so helpful too!!!!!

How cute are you and your plants! Love your channel and I am so excited with each of your new videos! Tell your son, he is right...green was the right color for this video!

I love real plants and am constantly adding to my plant collection. Would love your take on "plants with a will to live" :)

I don't mind fakes but only from a distance. You can put them in places (up high on staircase, or on top shelf in bathroom which doesn't have a window) where you can't reach them easily and you need piece of greenery. Great video, Val.

The store interaction of buying your "next victims" would TOTALLY be me if I was brave enough to buy plants in the first place! I have ADHD and know I would fail to consistently care for plants which makes the interaction of "no..." "YES" so very relatable for me. I stumbled upon this video looking for fake plant ideas because I recently bought a house that has large flower beds lining the front of the house and don't wish to turn them into eye sores of dead plants that I end up neglecting. Just found your channel but I am already subscribing because you made me laugh so hard with relatability in reenacting that plant store interaction. Love it and already love your energy. Can't wait to watch the rest of the video, and more of your content, to discover how I can incorporate fake plants into the exterior and interior of my home and possibly learn about keeping lower maintenance plants?! Thanks girl. P.s. your son picked a gorgeous shirt and love how you styled it!

Hi Valentina. I love your content! Please make a video about easy to care/ low-maintenance plants for indoors! Including plants than can survive in spaces that don’t get great natural light.

I would love to hear about your recommendations for plants that are easy to keep alive. I am the Crypt Keeper of plants...including succulents.

hello love! enjoying your videos!!!

A beautiful faux orchid is a designer's best friend. Even though I have many happy real plant dependents.

I’ve finally subscribed to your channel but I’ve been watching and loving your videos for many months now- however I usually watch you on my smart tv and it only shows the video in full and leaves out the comments and ability to follow you (I’m writing this on my iPhone). Let me first say I find your enthusiasm and ideas so infectious and enjoyable! Love your honesty too- about life overseas when husband was sick and you all felt a bit down but friends were unaware and jealous. Right onto faux versus real plants issue. IMHO real plants always work best but sometimes due to lack of sunlight in a room I use fakes but only succulents tend to come close to looking real. The spiky fake plant you had was a Yukka plant knock off. I also love dead branches- tortured willow (yes very 80’s). Q: What species is that branch you have in wicker basket with throw rug??? PS: Loving your use of black on walls.

I only keep real plants, because I find it very rewarding when your plant thrives and for me it’s like my plants grow with me

I would love a video about plants that can survive my plant hospice home.

I love your channel. Glad i found you! 😂

I have a mixture of both, love the PB botanicals!!

I love the tabletop Christmas pines so much that I am leaving them out in clusters, non-decorated. The quality of the injection-molded spruce branches is realistic enough and the wire structure can be bent to mimic organic asymetry. Also love my boxwood pilar candle rings--easy to submerge and clean with dish soap. Lack of dust adds to the realism. Quantity sometimes adds to realism, if not abundance. I like to check for realistic flowers at Dollar Tree. When I get a dozen stems with 5 flowers each, that's 60 flowers with some leaves that can look rather nice all fluffed and arranged in a basket. It is even possible to order Dollsr Tree flower stems by the dozen and they are not as "handled" as the stems in the store. I have done the same thing with stem from Michael's. I also like the quality of potted greenery from IKEA, Wayfair and Michael's. 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

Thanks V! I would love to know how you dried your flower s. I love the natural look of them

Does anyone know if the scheffelera needs to be planted in dirt after it grows the root system or it can continue to live just in water?

I would love to see an easy plant video!!

Plant Hospice Crew checking in. No real plant should come into my home. (I've killed before and I'll do it again 😆) Not only that but after previous struggles with fruit flies and soil gnats I will NEVER have another live plant for them to feed and roost on inside again.

You’re such a nerd and I love you!!

Hi Valentina! Please do an updated version of this video and include Jack. Love your videos.😊

I found a couple of silk spider plants in my travels for my Dad's house, they looked so real my grandmother clipped babies off them to start her own. It broke my heart to have to tell her that they weren't real. She refused to believe me and we had to get rid of them because she kept watering them and they got covered in mold. Succulents are really good option for houseplants they require little care and I have white grow lights I use for them in the place of lighting in some areas. Also Mother in Law Tongue requires light but it stays in a room with no sunlight at all in the winter months and goes out on our deck during the warmer months. I have also kept Pothos and Philodendron they require diffused lighting and do well in most indirect light and are very forgiving.

YES to easy care plants please!

Normally I prefer live plants. I've recently moved into a townhouse and it has very little really true light, plus I now have 2-6 month old kittens that are into everything. So between true light and 2 kittens, real plants are in jeopardy. I just hadn't given a lot of thought to fake plants so you struck a nerve. Some of those you showed are very pretty so I'm going to be looking for some nice fake plants. Loved your video.

I got it right! ☺️

Great video. Ultimately real plants are the best in my opinion, if I could only keep them alive!! Tfs!

lol, cute shirt he has such good taste. I love real plan but i can't keep them alive.

Favorite/easiest plant video would be good. Also include where you find the best pots and what you look for.

That's so funny... I've always said "If I won the lottery (*aka Rich!) I'd have fresh flowers delivered every day!" Haha

1 and 3 Fake ....2 real 😊

I laughed throughout this video!!

I love the tip to use real dirt on the top .. such a great hack

Do you have a source for buying beautiful dried flowers? 🌸

"I'm okay with just letting them age" is revolutionary!

1 and 3 are fake, 2 is real. I’m not good with real plants either.😩😬😊 loved this video!! Yes to easy plant video👍👍👍

Thank you so much

Green is my favorite color too. Valentino I like you too odd because I dislike practically everyone. Love your videos.

Crate and Barrel has some nice fakes right now. Just bought a few chestnut branches and they look great!

Easy plants would be great!!

My house is also a plant hospice. 😂 I’d love an easy care plant video.

Movement is give away, along with straight trunks and stems, and crazy little nubs at the ends.Bending helps but nubby ends? Funny tip: buy a beautiful mister and set it in the grouping.

A video of low maintenance plants would be awesome! My house is a plant hospice 😂

Love your hair

Yes, what flowers or plant are easy to grow.

Love your videos. So informative. As a side note, I your eyes are beautiful:-)

Where did you get your vessels? Particularly the glassware… love the laboratory glass shape

There is a time and a place for fake plants; however, you can't beat real. Would love to see videos on easy care plants.

Saucers under pots for large live plants floor plants are such a struggle for me! I need saucers big enough to really catch water because these guys are large. What I end up with usually doesn’t match the shape or vibe of the planters I like - minimalist and / or terra-cotta mostly. The clear plastic saucers get grimey looking - but I do tend to use them. I’ve actually gone to the auto parts store and gotten oil pans - they are the only thing deep enough - just not super cute The pot inside a pot can be tricky for scale - height but I do that too. I sure wish I could find a swanky planter supplier that really understands that the saucer really matters! Ideas? Ps - I need to water a good bit. Thanks!

Omg. So funny. I love plants and have a green thumb but I have done areas in my house that are not very bright (my dining room) so in searching for a faux plant for my room, I was getting disgusted. I'm like you I could point out everything wrong with a faux plant. I do agree with you about flowers as well. You can't go fake with flowers. Your video was wonderful and I enjoyed it!

For the very last plant in the vase wich made routes, you should either plant that into soil or put it into a larger vase otherwise it will get route rot and die. And for all of the plant cuttings in water the water should be changed every 2/3 weeks ish to keep them happy

I always dislike fake plants in home....however, now I have sciatica and not moving heavy ass plants anymore. I'll invest in large fake plants soon.

Ha! This is great! You can also mix fakes with real plants. I will set fake succulents in pots inside large pots of real plants, just because they're prettier than the dirt (and lighter than rocks)....AND, I've been known to wander from the painting studio to smear a little brown or yellow paint on a fake to make it appear more realistic. All this adds up to: you can never have too many plants...

In England they’re called Cordylines. Great vid 😊

I’m 7 months late but I enjoyed your video. U are so funny. Thanks

I would love to know which plants have the will to live please Valentina.

Living in a van-box-truck as an RV, I would like to know which real plants are easier to keep alive. I can place by windows and always sit them outside.

How does Valentina’s formal dining room look like? Does she has one? Please make a video about dining rooms.

I have to stick up for people like me that have to have faux flowers. I am actually allergic to EVERYTHING that grows. I've tried to have plants and flowers in my house but I just end up sneezing all the time. I just need to know where to get really good faux flowers. I love the way flowers look but real will never be an option for me. So, no I'm not ashamed of faux flowers in my house but I really would like to have a better version of faux. Any suggestions?

Pottery barn has some fabulous greenery, also Hobby Lobby. BTW, the latest pottery barn catalog totally reminds me of you Valentina! Have you seen it?

You can mixer together fake green with really Flores

Yes I want a list of your plants that I can keep alive ...hahahahahaah. What's the plant inside the black container you keep on top of your kitchen counter near the black wall shelves?

You can get the same succulents at Hobby Lobby a lot cheaper than Pottery Barn and they look great

What plants have the greatest will to live? Where can I find the farmhouse bathroom? I'm Joyce from California - do you ever visit here? As I said before I need your help! You are so funny!

Yes an easy house plant video please

yay!!

I love the dark colors of your walls! We have a family room with two enormous windows that would look fantastic painted a dark color. In the next year, we want to sell the house. Would you recommend painting rooms in dark colors if they want to sell? I love, love, love your videos. They are such fun and so informative too!

Use real plants for air quality, bring nature in and beauty!