Are silk flowers more expensive than fresh?

Does anyone know? I was online looking at pomander balls and they cost $35 for a silk 6" ball and I wondered if that was expensive. Do you think it would be less expensive for a fresh flower ball?

Are silk flowers more expensive than fresh?
Hi Kate:



Yes, sometimes the silks ARE more expensive than fresh flowers. Of course, like everything wedding...it depends on where you live. I purchased a fresh rose pomander ball for the flower girl in my son's wedding, and I paid $30 for it (fresh roses). However, I do live in a more rural part of the country where the prices may be cheaper than where you are.



Call your local florist to inquire how much they would charge. I just love those pomander balls, especially for the flower girl.



Good luck!
Reply:GOOD silk flowers can be more than real flowers. Buying cheap silks can be really risky. In some cases they can look really fake or fall apart. I'm going with reals, but if I was going to buy silks I would look for higher quality silk flowers. It will never look as real as rel flowers though. ;)



Good luck and best wishes.
Reply:Top quality silks are often more expensive than fresh flowers. I've seen really good ones that were indistiguishable from fresh.

The trade off is that silks last a very, very long time if well cared for.

$35 sounds like a steal for a 6" pomander, considering how much work it is to assemble one.
Reply:Silk plants are probably a little more expensive then the real thing. The difference is they will last forever, whereas the real stuff will die in a few days. The question you want to ask yourself is, "How long do I want these to last"? The other thing is the silk never need to be watered, and just about take care of themselves.
Reply:Depends on what you're looking for. I've decorated with fake flowers from Hobby Lobby for as little as 56 cents a bunch. Of course those are not actual SILK, but if you don't care so much about the material, fake flowers can be very inexpensive.
Reply:Yep silk plowers can get as high as 500 or more dollars
Reply:depending on the quality- yes.. BUT do you mean having silk around all year along as opposed to continually purchasing fresh throughout the year?? then obviously no.. but if its for an event, go with fresh- nothing beats the crisp and freshness of flowers
Reply:My sister went silk, and she made her own. They were beautiful and she still has them as momentos. I used real which really were beautiful at the time, but now I have nothing but pictures to show.
Reply:There are two types of silk flowers: the ones from the dollar store or Walmart and the "high quality" expensive ones from Michael's, etc. Strangely enough, fresh flowers are much cheaper than the "high quality" silks which many people say look just like fresh flowers. I have yet to see any silks, even from a distance, that look remotely real. If you're willing to do your own arrangements, you can order the flowers in bulk from www.freshroses.com or a local wholesaler and save a ton of money over a florist.



I think $35 for silks is overpriced but that's just me.
Reply:yes,I have bought a couple and they cost more than 100 bucks

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