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How Large Artificial Trees can Transform Businesses?
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Friday 11th November 2011Large Artificial Trees, Palms, Bamboo & Plant Videos
Videos are a great way for us at plantART to show you so much more detail about how our large trees look in real situations. plantART’s artificial trees appear to be “alive” - well no big surprise there the large artificial palms are made using real preserved palm fronds - leaves and trunks. And as with the natural wood materials used in plantART’s fabulous tree building portfolio - these materials are taken from sustainable sources.
In this initial collection of vivid explanatory videos we have our first clip showing Large Artificial Palms - a fascinating demonstration which explores the insight- what makes these palms such a wonderful choice to enhance any large interior space.
Large artificial Date palms, Washingtonia, Coconut and Phoenix palm are the most popular. 15m tall plus, straight up, curvy or with bends; all made to suit your interior designs.
Large artificial Olive Trees make splendid interior trees. PlantART offer trees for interior spaces as standard up to 7.0m tall. However they can be easily extended to 8.0m tall and special “one offs” with extra wide canopies. Such beautiful majestic trees, with the charm and tranquility of Mediterranean olive groves. So we provide all this in one fabulous tree.
Large Artificial Olive Trees are without doubt a fast growing first choice for clients. And now becoming a popular favourite for replacing dead fresh trees outside.
plantART has recently introduced a UV Stable foliage. Caution!! the foliage is still manufactured from polyester - synthetic silk - therefore artificial olive trees situated outside must be positioned in sheltered locations. Not the perfect answer but they do provide a good alternative; however, will suffer from direct force of adverse weather conditions.
On the day of posting this news release coincidentally is the final day of the Big Brother live TV showing.
The artificial plants and trees you will have seen in the house and garden were supplied by plantART. The pervious “celebrity” edition showed a broader spread including artificial bamboos in the Gym area along with complimentary artificial olive trees to decorate “the bit on the side” shows. The video you will see here demonstrates the wonderful collection of large outdoor artificial palms, trees and bamboo which for the entire program have enhanced the Big Brother Media Village and making the working experience so more enjoyable.
What better natural medium, the pleasant way to relax. Watch the video then seek today the benefits of living and working in the presence of trees and plants. Research has shown, although it is very obvious, our emotional stresses are reduced and our happy wellbeing increased when we are among them.
Do take a few moment to peruse through the videos. The videos offer a 3D element and show how realistic artificial palms, trees, giant artificial bamboo and plants can look in everyday environments
Posted on November 11th 2011 at 10:38pm0 CommentsMonday 23rd May 2011New Developments in the Fascinating world of Large Artificial Trees
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A brief summary and a fascinating visual experience for you to discover what’s new with large artificial trees. But there's more in depth information by clicking through to the article.
Here is a wonderful opportunity for plantART to share this pictorial experience showing it’s new developments in the world of Large Artificial Trees, Large Artificial Palms, Artificial Boxwood and Artificial Topiary Trees.
The ever and fast changing world in the plantART arena of providing unusual, intriguing and innovative designs in new large artificial trees, palms, plants and boxwood.
An unusual construction process of an Artificial Apple Tree - 4m high, an extra wide canopy and with a special feature unique to plantART's artificial tree building engineering: the use of adjustable branches.
This was a special commission for an international, UK based, exhibition design company which needed an authentic looking artificial apple tree which could have an incorporated ability to “grow” during a three day exhibition period.
A delightfully finished artificial tree, ready to be dismantled for shipment overseas
The artificial tree trunk is GRP (glass fibre) construction set on a 1.0m square base making this wonderful specimen a well balanced stand alone artificial apple tree
Magnificent 6.0m Large Artificial Fig Tree
These imposing specimen artificial ficus trees come to the customer in kit form ready for easy assembly
5.0m Artificial Trees London as it's destination and new home. Large artificial ficus trees are the common replacement to the failed fresh which trees have become unkempt
An innovative example showing how to create interesting and trendy screens. Artificial bamboo is always a favourite and here we show another delightful way of using this product.
Faux Topiary Spiral Trees
The above picture is an in-situ shot kindly provided by Blue Sky Flowers - "These faux box spirals were installed at the newly refurbished Royal Horseguards Hotel. They are at the street entrance to the hotel restaurant and are designed to reflect the real box spirals plated outside and they don't need watering or clipping!" Liz Inigo Jones of Blue Sky Flowers
...... for more information and discover how they can fulfil all your Wedding and Floral needs do please take a few moments to "click" through to blueskyflowers.co.uk
Although the same picture as above; it's intention is to demonstrate another use of artificial boxwood as an alternative medium to use as room dividers, screens or partitions. The use of curving the artificial boxwood hedges adds a pleasing and appealing character
Artificial Maple in autumn colours, very distinctive, colourful and popular favourite with our customer
Faux Ficus Trees - shown here were recently installed 3.0m artificial trees Glasgow Airport
False Tree trunks - close-up details, so realistic and providing the authentic touch in the world of artificial tree building
Artificial Fig Trees, are often the customer's first choice, perhaps because it's the most commonly used live and artificial tree one sees in public spaces. In these locations the choice of containers and securing the trees is an important consideration. Remember, interior artificial trees and containers fitted inside need to conform to fire regulations - usually class1
Large artificial trees set into containers need additional weight thus the complete product needs to be thought through and prepared prior to delivery on site.
Artificial Cherry Trees - White Artificial Cherry Blossom. The picture above shows 2.5m artificial cherry tree, built onto a natural wooden trunk and branches, made as a special order with an extra wide canopy plus an increased number of faux cherry blossom flowers.
Pink Artificial Cherry Blossom Tree; an extremely popular purchase this year especially with the lighter shade of artificial pink cherry blossom flowers
Progress in technology has led to improved and authentic reproductions of replica plants and replica flowering plants. plantART is able to offer a wonderful range artificial flowering plants from English garden, such as artificial heather, to artificial orchids and many other colourful artificial tropical plants
Now for something different – imaginative uses of traditional old English oak trees, the reproduction of artificial oak trees used as table top displays and wonderfully decorated for an elaborate gala dinner
Artificial Oak Trees - artificial table top trees for special occasions
The showroom view displaying a fabulous range of artificial boxwood hedges, artificial boxwood cones, spirals and pyramids, artificial grass lawns, large artificial palms, large artificial olive trees, colourful artificial flowering plants and so much more
Large artificial palms.
The artificial palm tree trunks used to make our popular artificial date palms and artificial washingtonia palms are all natural fibres. plantART offer inherently fire retardant (IFR) preserved palm leaves and artificial palm leaves. Spectacular large artificial palms are made up to 10m high and above; with either straight or curved trunks as shown in the pictures shown here.
Big artificial palms - the trunks have steel cores which allow the trunks to slide onto steel base plates which in turn can be secured to the ground without using containers
A detailed picture showing the head of an artificial date palm using preserved palm leaves
A detailed picture showing the head of an artificial washingtonia palm using preserved palm leaves
At the time of writting this text, 24th May 2011, the two different varieties of Outdoor Artificial Palms shown in the pictures above and below are being sujected to winds of up to 90mph (150kmph).
The picture below also shows how the artificial palm leaves and fonds can withstand the weight of last winter's heavy snow falls. Once the snow had melted the resilient artificial outdoor palms leaves sprang back into shape.
Artificial Exterior Palms withstanding a severe weather
Although a household favourite artificial fig tree; the artificial olive tree is becoming a very popular favourite with customers largely attributed to its new and improved authentic looking artificial olive leaves – shown above in detail. Artificial olive tree trunks are particularly life-like blending the strong GRP (glass fibre) large girth trunk and the natural wood branches plus the abundance of delightful elegant and luxurious green foliage
The artificial olive tree trunk shown in the above picture is also moulded to form a one meter square base. Thus this fake olive tree can stand freely; and, have the facilaty to be secured to the floor
Artificial Boxwood Hedges, Artificial Topiary Trees and Artificial Boxwood Trees
Faux boxwood hedges are in big demand especially with the increased number of restaurants and cafés extending their outside dinning areas. False boxwood hedges are now available using inherently fire retardant (IFR) foliage material thereby making them suitable for safe interior use. The fake boxwood hedges in sections shown above, surrounding the artificial olive tree, are a new “ready to go” product available later this autumn. Section sizes: 100cm long, 80cm high and 20cm wide
And Finally
Artificial Boxwood Camel - TO GO!
For more information about any of these artificial trees, palms and plants please give us a call on 0800 614 540 or drop us an e-mail
Sunday 20th February 2011Outdoor Artificial Palms
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“Just in” and ready for you to add that extra WOW! factor to your business
..... a fantastic and impressive solution in knowing to how can create an exciting, realistic and welcoming outdoor Caribbean atmosphere within our temperate European climates; but, without the costly expenditure and hassles of maintaining live tropical palms? The answer is simple - an new and innovative artificial alternative. plantART can now provide luxurious artificial outdoor palms designed and manufactured for exterior uses. i.e exterior artificial palms - big artificial palms.
Just fabulous when of all the things we enjoy it is being able to sit outside enjoying the summer sun, the charm and excitement of the surroundings.
Part the success formula in commercial venues is setting the scene; the vital ingredient: plus the branding, the music, the hospitality, nice food and drink.
Busy times, efficient business, shrewd investment in business provision and innovation, forward thinking will lead the way. However it is the simple things which can make all the difference.
So, in simple terms - trees, plants, foliage and flowers without doubt make the difference.
Man and nature - as they have since the beginning of time providing a relaxing, reassuring and welcoming atmosphere - plus they look great
Exterior trees and plants are an important accessory in setting the scene - whether in cities or country, ground level or in elevated positions such as roof top gardens, terraces or balconies, for street cafes and restaurants - it’s all part of the “market mix”
- anywhere - what’s new ? why and how?
Innovative uses of outdoor artificial plants provide the answers and solutions for many exterior themes such as Victorian gardens, contemporary gardens, tropical Caribbean, English gardens, tropical rainforest - jungles: what’s yours?
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The advantages for using artificial exterior trees and palms:- money saving, no maintenance, real looking and very quick to install.
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Think of the comparisons we have come to except - notably how people adapt to modern settings, consumption of processed foods, fast foods and many other un-natural things etc etc.
Where Tradition and technology meet: the artificial alternative.
Friday 21st January 2011Bolder Bob - The Prehistoric Genius and Innovator
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..............it was at this point our prehistoric friend realised that quite often what one sees might not be what one imagines it to be.
“ it ain’t real was the scream from the cave, was she annoyed, joyful or was it just another angry wife? on one of those Mondays on the Serengeti all those, lots of 100’s of 1000’s of years ago when probably the first artificial tree was created.................... Evolution plays it’s role as this story unfolds......................
Monday, 17th - BC: lots of 100’s of 1000’s of years ago - Serengeti, just by the big lake.
Bolder Bob had had a hard day at “the office”. Bolder Bob and his mates were not having much luck catching dinner on this particular and memorable day out on the Serengeti, even the wider beast were not enthusiastic at being caught and eaten today, a bit inconsiderate thought Bolder Bob.
Very frustrated at this point. He even considered changing his throwing rock supplier. Those modern ones don’t seem to have the accuracy as the older models. Even the new improved range of flint spear heads kept breaking. Bolder Bob has got himself worked up and decided to give that dodgy sales man who lives down in one of them fancy caves with their flash mud hut extensions alongside the new flamingo lake a good Clubbing the next time he sees him. Which reminded Bolder Bob he must remember to get two tickets for the rock festival next Saturday.
So. Extremely fed up, exaggerated and frustrated by the annoyance of them dammed sabre toothed tigers keep eating his mates and never avoiding to tread in more mammoth dung, he now has to face “her indoors” with the prospect of no meat for her and the kids to eat tonight.
It was at this point Bolder Bob thought he had better make and take home a peace offering. With this thought working around in his mind he and his mate sat down on a comfy ring of rocks gathered around a fallen tree in front of the local cave café as you did in those prehistoric days, because this was before pubs were invented. Well the advantage of not inventing pubs at this point saved the need to make up excuses of staggering home late; with or without a lump of meat. Anyway staring across the Serengeti desperately thinking of a peace offering for the misses he thought it would have to be really good to offset the pain of hungry mouths and the wrath of the misses tongue.
He could not take home another cave plant, flowers or even a nice fresh shrubbery because they always died in the cave since it was so dark, draughty, and smoky and besides, the misses never remembers to water them.
So it was at this point Bolder Bob had the vision and invented the prototype, first one of its kind and one of many artificial trees to come.
Hey, you should of seen the excitement and obvious joy on the faces of Bolder Bob’s mates and before you could say “watch out there’s another ……” they had gathered a collection of dried wood from the river bank, flat stones, large dried leaves, mammoth bones and even a few tiger teeth. Within a short time a creation was made. All tied together with bits of animal skin and bark strips. Here gave birth to the first artificial tree. Ok, so they’ve come along way since the day of Bolder Bob’s prototype.
But by all accounts the gift was well received by the misses, who can be a bit impulsive at times, although she lacks a sense of humour and does not always see the funny side of things; but now for some strange reason, unknown to Bolder Bob, Bolder Bob seems now to sleep outside the cave at nights. Well Bolder Bob considers himself as a bit of an inventor, visionary and innovator thereby having been kicked out of the family cave he now considers he has discovered a solution for birth control, what a clever lad?
So this gave way to an alternative birth - interior design, the first in a line of imitation artificial trees. Bolder Bob then became his own boss and began to provide a wonderful architectural and design service to his neighbours, this then extended all over the entire Serengeti. Business grew mainly through referrals and recommendations: business then boomed. He has since increased his variety and choice of artificial trees and is now extending into a range of large artificial trees, for the larger more up market residences of cave interiors and those posh looking multiple use structures you see sprouting up everywhere owned by those flash, leopard skin suited property developers. He even hires artificial trees out for special events.
Nothing new in copying, making replicas or substitutes as artificial and synthetic alternatives are becoming all the fashion.
Bolder Bob realises these artificial trees and artificial plants although not very nutritious to the animals he and his family feeds on; but, they play a fantastic cosmetic role and provide soft and colourful textures to the inside of the hash, hard rock face of the family cave.
Which brings Bolder Bobs attention for the need to get the cave extension planed and organised and put in the planning permission to add more windows even through the neighbours will probably complain.
Bolder Bob is please with his lot, the artificial tree business is growing surprisingly well branching out in many directions and he can only think well life is blooming marvellous.
“even we think it’s a load of TOSH! “
“Trees of Serengeti Homeland”, “yeah that’s a good one”
"uuuuuurh! it will never catch on.......
......... where’s me’ mates gone?"
Today’ s selection of artificial trees are ready to go @ www.plantART.co.uk
Posted on January 21st 2011 at 05:35pm0 CommentsWednesday 01st December 2010#2 Tip – “Lights - they draw attention, create excitement and people love them.
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#2 Tip – “Lights - they draw attention, create excitement and people love them. Lights give comfort during the long dark evenings ------------ but there’s more – discover how to use lights to market your business this autumn, winter and throughout the festive seasons.”
(In fact all year round!)
Exterior lights this autumn, winter and throughout the festive season. Seasonal lighting can be a delightful way to promote, highlight and enhance any business plus promoting brand images.
People just love and are attracted to lights, their fascination along with their enticing mystical appeal.
So, how can we easily use lights now to promote our businesses?
Exterior - Simply concentrate on areas which will create the maximum visual impact such as at entrances, prominent building elevations – like gable ends etc. and nearby large trees. Pictures shown below demonstrates how lights are used in these examples.
Interior – Lights do play a very active role, all year around exterior and interior, but like buying puppy dogs – they are not just for Christmas; lights play an important decorative role throughout the year.
Remember lights can be used for a very wide and diverse range of uses, not just traditional lights on Christmas Trees; but businesses can use them to bring cheer and delight during January, February and into March until the clocks go forward and we all benefit from the longer hours of daylight. Take a look at the pictures below which show and demonstrate more varied and innovative uses of LED lights.
LED lights are now very good value for money, economical to run and extremely versatile – plus one gets a lot of “candle power for ones Buck!”
Another important safety feature, these lights are mainly low voltage and low power thus making them ideal for use in public areas, exposed areas and inaccessible areas where on going maintenance can be difficult – plus they are economical to run.
Take a look at these additional pictures for more practical ideas and examples showing how simple lighting effects can make a dramatic difference.
Up lighters are a great way to easily and simply add artistic flare to any venue. Quick, spectacular effects are achieved by up-lighting buildings, large trees, back wall lighting and field landscaping etc. Flood lights, soft lights and LEDS individually or together will provide an exhilarating marketing solution.
Colourful lights can be equally dramatic when used tactfully.
Exterior and interior lights are available for both domestic and commercial uses. If lights are to be used in public places; do wherever possible fit and keep them out of easy reach. Similarly use low power and low voltage LED lights. LED lights are generally longer lasting, stronger and consume less electrical power. Buy from a reputable supplier and ensure lighting, adaptors and transformers etc. conform to British Standards – consider this before buying cheap forgiven imports online.
Don’t over load sockets by trying to connect too many lights to one power source. If in doubt call in an electrician who will advise, supply and install any necessary safety tripping devices.
Have fun with lights this year and let’s get them working for you.
And remember for help, advice and ideas give me, Karl a call on 0800 614540 or drop me an e-mail @ karl@plantart.co.uk
Monday 29th November 2010Fantastic 4 meter high plus Large Artificial Cherry Blossom Tree
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Large artificial trees are rapidly gaining more attention and seen once again as a great hit. Large artificial trees are effectively used as dramatic visual catalysts by adding to the list of increasing number of business success stories. Clients all over the world are inspired by the visual impact very large artificial trees, bamboo and palms create; not only because of their significantly majestic impressive statue; but the wonder of having such beautiful outdoor tropical trees set in tranquil interior settings. The “ore” of their presence adds credibility, value and Wow-Facture! appeal. plantART have the skills, knowledge, expertise and most importantly the experience in specifying, constructing and safely installing large bespoke trees, large artificial bamboo and large artificial palms.
It is now possible to build artificial trees and palms up to 7.0 meter plus and artificial bamboo to 15 meter plus, in any variety and style/shape to compliment all and any internal deigns and locations.
This short article shows and explains how plantART constructed two fabulous trees for a destination in Kirkcaldy, Fife, for a newly opened and exciting venue.
A very impressive “wind swept look” – the creation of a bespoke large artificial pink cherry blossom tree.
Building a 4.0 meter high plus Large Artificial Pink Cherry Blossom Tree
The pictures above show the formation and construction stages in building this unique artificial pink cherry blossom in the construction of the tree.
Although a traditional favourite amongst our customers, planrART constructed another hand built 4.0 meter large green artificial ficus tree with added liana vine attached and entwined around the trunk and extended out and beyond the very dense canopy of lush green foliage – thereby, simply put, making something ordinary into something extraordinary.
4.0 meter high Large Artificial Green Ficus Tree
Both these large artificial trees, the artificial ficus and artificial cherry were set into charcoal grey modular GRP large square and round containers respectively. Owing to the tree heights and sizes of the canopies the heavy trunks needed to be securely fixed into the containers. Neither the trees nor the containers could be fixed onto the flooring; thus we had to find a means of providing sufficient ballast, to give container stability. Heavy ballast was made in the form of “polo mint” style concrete tablets which can be easily transported onto site and fitted into the container, once positioned.
The artificial cherry tree needed, and a specific client request, to have a distinctive “wind swept” effect and to appear as if the tree was growing from the corner of the room. The artificial cherry tree was built –up using very delicate, vibrant and colourful artificial cherry blossom foliage, using 500 artificial sprays. This was a very painstaking process and patience prevailed. The artificial cherry tree canopy was made up in sections. The designed canopy needed to spread and extend to at least four meters; but, the access doors were only two meters wide. To avoid damage and facilitate transporting such a large artificial tree the upper artificial cherry tree canopy branches were made up separately and individually fitted into position on site.
The picture below the stage process of installing the artificial cherry tree on site.
Assembling and Installing Large Artificial Cherry Blossom Tree into Container
Another additional feature to this interesting project are the innovative uses of artificial “natural” bamboo. The picture below shows an unusual configuration of artificial bamboo stems to create delicate floral inserts.
Artificial Bamboo set into recesses
Customers wishing to bring the outside inside in the form of large artificial trees, from English garden to tropical varieties then simply get in touch for help, advice and/or product fitting consultation by calling Karl on 0800 614540 or drop him and e-mail at Karl@plantart.co.uk
Tuesday 26th October 2010#1 Tip - Exchange those dilapidated “not-so-live” looking plants for more vibrant looking artificial exterior plants during the winter months.
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How Do Artificial Plants Transform Businesses?
plantART’s weekly tips, ideas, pictures and inspiration on how to make a profitable difference.
#1 Tip - Exchange those dilapidated “not-so-live” looking plants for more vibrant looking artificial exterior plants during the winter months.
All Change!
Now as we near the end of October, clocks going back thereby ending British Summer Time leading into longer darker nights signifying winter on its way, and the joys of cold, windy and wet weather.
Well business must go on; because unfortunately the bills will keep coming in.
The busy festive season is still two months away. But in the meantime we need to be very proactive in encouraging customers to keep coming in and enjoy what we can offer them.
Artificial Pandanus and Artificial Topiary - Entrance Displays
Unfortunately we can’t get away from what sticks: first impressions count and what customer’s first see of our premises contributes to lasting impressions, whether it be good or bad reminders. When customers become choosy it’s the little things which make the difference between a sale and not a sale.
.Artificial Exterior Plants, Artificial Boxwood Balls and Artificial Topiary Displays
Initially lets keep it simple and explain some simple things which can be done to make our entrances appear more refreshing attractive and welcoming.
Keeping living plants and flowers looking at their best in appalling weather conditions often doesn’t work and can lead to endless and costly replacement costs.
So, if we have containers standing there looking neglected and empty then here are a few simple and inexpensive suggestions on how to help make entrances look the part.
Artificial Pandanus, Artificial Yucca & Artificial Topiary for Patios, Balconies & Courtyards
It is a good idea to use interchangeable units (simple inexpensive PVC liners/pots) which drop into the containers. Thus vibrant live summer plant displays can now be swoped over for fresh looking artificial plant displays during the hostile winter months – experience the difference!
This idea can be applied to all our popular popular, favourite and most frequently used displays often seen as entrance containers, window planters and hanging baskets. This concept for interchanging displays works equally well for both interior flower arrangements and interior plants which have past their best.
Next week – How to use lights to highlight artificial trees and plants
Thursday 21st October 2010plantART - announcing its new artificial plants publication providing weekly tips, ideas and pictures
Raving fans – what more can a successful artificial plants specialist wish for? Well it’s when your clients tell you how excited they are about how plantART has helped them achieve what they want, so, here you can read plantART’s clients’ referrals
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plantART - announcing its new artificial plants publication providing weekly tips, ideas and pictures
plantART’s weekly, will publish tips, ideas and recommend products showing people how to use artificial plants to successfully promote businesses.
Tips, ideas and pictures - for disconcerting business operators who feel and know their businesses would benefit from presence of artificial plants as artificial exterior/interior plants: however, unsure how to use them, what’s the best option, how to go about it, what to look for if you get a company in.
Ideas – helpful information given to customers; exploiting potential use of artificial plants products to fulfil solutions, get results by gain more public exposure.
Pictures – showing artificial plants, trees and vines plantART provides customers – not digital overlays but showing real venues creating real results for delighted customers. This is an ever growing, evolving and innovative visual portfolio showing just how simple, complex and outrageous use of artificial plants has helped promote businesses.
Saturday 16th October 2010plantART announces how the WOW! Factor of artificial Topiary can impact your business.
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plantART announces how the WOW! Factor of artificial Topiary can impact your business.
Over the past 20 years plantART, based in Durham, UK, has been researching, developing and providing artificial boxwood solutions to businesses especially in hospitality and leisure industries.
plantART with it’s partners has recently made significant product improvements and advanced skills in developing Artificial Boxwood Hedges for screens, partitions or perimeter boundaries. Artificial boxwood hedges provide simple and very natural solutions ideal for cafés, restaurant and hotels who offer customers exterior eating, drinking and seating areas to enjoy. And when LED lights are added an amassing effect is created.
These products are developed to enhance venues, compliment their design and provide very cost effective alternatives to high maintenance live planting.
plantART offers standard units in easy managed sections and complex bespoke configurations tailored to customers needs using newly improved UV Stable and Inherently Fire Retardant artificial boxwood materials.
Artificial exterior plants, sometimes referred to as artificial topiary, have many advantages over live planting especially when customers want them in areas considered as hostile and impractical for live plants.
Very interesting information practical advice and examples of real in situ uses can be found by visiting plantART more comprehensive article – Artificial topiary, Boxwood and Bay Laurel.
Discover and explore more amazing opportunities: yet another amazing announcement: imaginative integration of small LED lights creates a fabulous eye catching and distinctive effect, which significantly amplifies the impact of the presence of artificial boxwood hedges. Pretty lights are not only for Christmas but are an ideal all year around; however, they are especially effective during the longer hours of autumn and winter darkness.
Always around to help, just drop an e-mail or call freephone on 0800 614 540
Tuesday 05th October 2010And Even More Fantastic Real Example Uses of Artificial Exterior Plants
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How to Use Artificial Exterior Plants to Make a Good Visual Impression – Part Two.
Here again plantART is “showing off” real applications, in real jobs and for real customers.
“Made to Our Customers' Specifications, Needs and Wants"
Two examples here showing two different uses, different styles and as a result of two different customer applications. One scheme is for a first floor restaurant balcony in Leicester Square, Central London. The second scheme, also for a balcony location, was purpose made for private residence in Edinburgh.
Both schemes involving large artificial boxwood hedges – these products are not off the shelf, not kept in stock but made to order and what’s more constructed to the customer’s specifications to fulfil their needs.
In a Residential Setting - 100cm long & 100cm high Artificial Boxwood Hedges
The sequence of pictures shown below shows the adventurous process of building and then installing the displays on site.
A Commercial Setting - Large Artificial Boxwood Hedges to a First Floor Balcony Terrace
Front Elevation View - Before ---------------------------------- and After Installation
Side Elevation View - Before ---------------------------------- and After Installation
Customers for many different reasons and from equally diverse business sectors are choosing to use artificial boxwood hedges as an integral part of their exterior restaurant/café culture scheme, to enhance a brand image and/or to catalyse a functional process.
Because every premises is very dissimilar, then so are the specifications for the hedges commissioned.
Preparation
The initial stages in the preparation process.
Ensuring the wood planters are painted with a good quality exterior paint treatment. The wood materials and fixings are all exterior grade.
Then commences the long and painstaking task of fitting the artificial boxwood, which comes from the manufactures in 10 inch squares. For in more detail about constructing artificial boxwood hedges please take a look at our article on the subject.
Lights – small white LED lights,
used here as an additional and spectacular accessory. Adding lights has a double bonus and benefit – people just love plants and lights. The lights also attract attention, provide a soft and relaxing atmosphere. These are available in a number of colours and can be linked together from one power source to make a continuous 120 meter length of lights.
Providing products to go into busy public areas must be constructed to a high standard in that they must be durable, safe and fulfil their intended purpose thereby resulting in significant customer benefits whether financial, visual or operational.
Fitting on Site
Big and heavy artificial boxwood hedges, fitted onto a high first floor balcony parapet above a very busy café restaurant needs to be secured with very strong brackets and reliable fixings: plus they need to be fit for purpose and be in keeping with the venue and décor.
The method of fixing was designed to eliminate risk to the public below and the installation staff working above. Fitting was comfortably carried out from within the safety of the balcony safety rails.
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All Finished, Securely Fitted into Place, Lights Switched on and Ready for Business
Materials used obviously must be suitable for exterior use, paint and protection systems need to be weather resistant and equally important for the artificial boxwood hedges to look the part.
plantART a hybrid company a new brand of ISD(UK)Ltd has developed this unusual niche; but, still benefits from the advantages of drawing on the resourceful wealth of information easily unleashed from ISD’s 27 years of accumulated knowledge, experience and expertise.
plantART is always available to answer questions, give advice and provide quotations for artificial exterior plants for either your home or business,
simply call us on freefone 0800 614 540 or drop us an e-mail.
