Cake Decorating With Artificial Flowers

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Displaying fresh flowers is one of the easiest ways to spruce up your space for spring. But let's face it, planting and growing a blooming garden can be a full-time job! You've got to make sure your plants and flowers get enough water (but not too much water!) and enough sun (but not too much sun!). If you've got enough motivation to deck out a DIY greenhouse, kudos! But if you're looking for more low-maintenance flowers, we've got a few creative ideas for you.

Try your hand at making a cactus garden or re-create one of these genius springtime centerpieces. Our go-to idea for making the easiest springtime flower arrangement? Faux flowers all the way! Never again will you have to worry about how much water and sun your flowers need to stay bright and happy. They'll always look fresh and at the ready for a table, mantel, kitchen counter, or really anywhere. So you folks who don't have much luck with living things: You can stop fretting over flowers you're sure to kill. There's better way! Here are some of our favorite faux flowers to display all year long—and don't forget to shop these great gardening gifts that are sure to get two green thumbs up!

1 Artificial Lavender Bunch

A little lavender will add a fun pop of purple to any space.

2 Faux Yellow Orchid Branch

A group of flowering orchid branches would look beautiful in a vintage demijohn.

3 Artificial Tulip Arrangement

These freshly cut faux stems even come with a pretty glass vase.

4 Dried Hydrangea Bouquet

A colorful bouquet of dried flowers makes the perfect bedroom flower arrangement.

5 Faux Orange Branch

Add some citrus to your table with these faux orange branches.

6 Artificial Wildflowers

This artificial flower arrangement looks like a freshly picked bunch of roadside wildflowers.

7 Faux Fuchsia Orchids

Add a pop of color to your living room with this hot pink faux orchid.

8 Faux Rosehip Blossom Spray

Finish off your springtime floral arrangement with a few sprigs of this faux rosehip blossom branch.

9 Artificial Dahlias

Deck out your dining table with dahlias for your next spring brunch or dinner party.

10 Faux Peonies

Now everyone's favorite springtime flower can last year-round.

11 Artificial Lily Arrangement

A fresh arrangement of faux lilies is sure to freshen up your country kitchen.

12 Faux Carnation Bundles

A group of pink, purple, and white carnations will add a hint of happy to any springtime table.

13 Artificial Dogwood Stem

Bring the outdoors in with a faux flowering dogwood branch.

14 Artificial Daisy

Gather up some faux daisies for a cheery, springtime floral arrangement.

15 Artificial Hydrangeas

Butterfly Craze

Lovely and lush faux hydrangeas are sure to be the star of your spring dining table.

Carmen Collins Carmen Collins is the style editor at Country Living, where she covers home decorating ideas and produces e-commerce shopping guides.

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