Fiddle leaf fig branch from West Elm.
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Stress-free gardening with our top ten fake indoor plants

Sara FitzpatrickEastern Reporter

THERE are many of us out there living with guilt and shame.

We don’t mean any harm: we just want our homes and offices to look pretty and on-trend.

All the same, we’re murderers – and indoor plants are the victims.

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It’s not really our fault: keeping them alive is tricky, especially in houses with little light.

We’re told to rotate them around the home and take them outside for a treat but it shouldn’t be this hard.

On a mission to help save countless fiddle leaf figs, ferns and succulents from a fate of doom, we hunted down the top 10 most attractive – and lifelike – faux indoor plants.

Yes they are expensive, but it’s worth every penny to live guilt-free in plush green surrounds.

Friends and family will be fooled – and you’ll have a lot less blood (or rather sap) on your hands.

1. Monsteria ($99), Freedom

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2. Crane Flower ($199), West Elm

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3. Fern ($70), Adairs

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4. Fiddle Leaf Fig Branch ($54), West Elm

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5. Bird Nest Fern ($60), Adairs

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6. Bamboo ($69), Ikea

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7. Weeping fig ($89), Ikea

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8. Trailing Succulent ($39), West Elm

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9. Phalaenopsis orchid ($75), Freedom

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10. Baker Fern ($60), Freedom

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