The Doctors

We are very excited today at Artificial Plants and Trees. Our products were used for a segment on the TV show called "The Doctors". We provided outdoor topiary trees, hedges, plants and flowers for the show to use in the segment. The segment was about a woman who is learning to manage her life with Macular Degeneration. The TV show remodeled her back yard to make it a safe haven for her family. They wanted to create an environment that she could enjoy without a lot of ongoing daily up keep. They also wanted to create an environment that was safe for her to walk around and not be scared she may fall. We donated the products to the show so she could have a touch of color in her life and still enjoy trees and plants without the constant watering and care. If you want to checkout the products we used on the show, visit our website Artificial Plants and Trees and click on "The Doctors" Logo. Hope you enjoy the show.

Go Green with Artificial Plants and Trees

As we ring in a new year and we reflect on the changes that have taken place in the world in 2008, Artificial Plants and Trees is even more dedicated to helping people add a touch of color to their life. We have received more calls than normal this past year from companies, municipalities, and individuals who are looking for alternative solutions to decorating with live plants and trees. Small towns and businesses pay a lot of money to hire personnel or an outside contractor to maintain live trees and plants both inside and outside buildings. With consumer spending down and tax revenues down these companies and smalls towns have had to eliminate or drastically reduce their budget for maintaining the beauty of their office building or town. We have been able to help these people find cost effective solutions using artificial plants and artificial trees. We appreciate the psychological effect color has on the well being of people. When you walk into a building and there are vibrant colors you immediately feel more relaxed. When you walk into a building space that is devoid of any plants and trees it typically elicits a response of being cold and unwelcoming. Our mission is to help people add that touch of color to their decor with silk plants and trees while keeping project costs to a minimum.

Artificial trees, plants and silk flowers can brighten up a dull or dark room with vibrant colors to induce the creativity your employees need to be effective in their jobs. Too often live plants and trees can’t live in an office because of a lack of sunlight or care required to keep them alive. A dead or dying plant sends a powerful message to employees about the environment they work in. There have been numerous studies done on the affect of adding color to the workplace. Adding green trees and plants have a calming effect on people in an office. Artificial palm trees, bonsai trees and ferns are especially popular for adding a touch of green to an office space. Other colors that have shown a positive effect on employees include red (energy), orange (active), yellow (innovative), violet (inspirational), and blue (serene). Adding tropical plants, hanging ivy plants, and orchids can help stimulate the creative process in your employees.

We are not proponents of replacing every live tree and plant with an artificial alternative. Natural trees reduce CO2 emissions, improve air quality and have even been proven to reduce toxins in the air. This is extremely important to ensure the health of your employees. And initially live trees and plants may be less expensive than artificial plants and trees. Ongoing maintenance is typically where live plants and trees become less cost effective than their fake alternatives. Artificial plants and trees are a great solution for darker office spaces that don’t get enough sunlight. If you find yourself replacing your live plants frequently, this may be a great place for an artificial plant alternative. For businesses and municipalities that don’t have the budget to pay for the ongoing maintenance of live plants and trees, we suggest adding a touch of color with silk tree and silk plant alternatives.

Artificial Plants and Trees specializes in helping individuals and businesses design, purchase and implement artificial plants and trees for both commercial and home based projects. We sell pre-made and custom designed plants, trees and flower arrangements for both interior and outdoor projects. Visit our website at http://www.artificialplantsandtrees.com for more information.

Internet Flowers

The internet over the past decade has completely changed the way we communicate, shop, research and express ourselves. Be it entertainment or keeping up with personal relationships, be it education or commerce, or be it simple communication or exchange of cultural sensibilities – the Internet has affected every domain of our lives and the same effects can be gauged when it comes to expressing your feelings to someone.

When I think of expression I often find myself thinking of nature. When I think of hot or cold, angry or happy, tired or alive I envision and express those feelings relating to nature. And when I am trying to express my feelings to someone I often find myself thinking of flowers. Colorful vibrant flowers fill my soul with a delight that is otherwise indescribable in words. The purest manifestation of nature, flowers, find relevance in every single occasion, irrespective of the time or place you give or receive them.

How does this relate to the internet age? On Facebook you can send someone a virtual flower. You can google the word flower on the Internet and spend an entire day scrolling through pictures of flowers. If you want to send flowers to someone you can research companies and offerings until you find that special emotion you were looking to express.

Internet Flowers are a huge business. But Internet flowers don’t simply imply buying live flowers for your loved ones through an Internet retailer. With Internet technology you can send a virtual flower e-card. You can throw a party and send out an evite using a spring flower theme. Or you can add an e-motion to an email or SMS message that is simply a flower. What better way to convey you are happy, love life and want the best for the person you are communicating with than sending them a flower.

You can also use the Internet to find that perfect flower arrangement or silk flower arrangement that will stand the test of time and your relationship. You can order online and have the flowers delivered the next day to your loved one’s door. The internet has truly changed the way we can express our emotions with our friends and family. Take advantage of this great resource and find that perfect way to say “I’m thinking about you today, I love you”.

Artificial Plants and Trees is dedicated to sending that special message to your loved one for you through flowers. Give us a ring today and let us help you find that perfect gift for your friends and family.

Flowering Trees & Flowering Plants

The number of species of flowering trees and flowering plants is estimated to be about between 25,000 and 40,000 species. These plants are scientifically classified similarly because they bear flowers. The various parts of the flower include sepals, petals, stamens and carpals. Flowering plants and flowering trees have mind boggling diversity but the diversity is not evenly distributed, nearly all the species of flowering plants belong to the eudicot, monocot and magnolid clades. The remaining 5 clades contain a little over 250 species. A total which is a very small proportion of the entire gamut of flowering plants.

Flowering plants and flowering trees are also known as angiosperms. They are the most widespread group of land plants. The spermatophytes are those plants that produce seeds. The angiosperms and gymnosperms are the two groups of seed plants that exist. The flowering plants have wonderful diversity and you will be baffled when you research them.

The earliest flowering plants and flowering trees identified date back 125 to 142 million years. In 1996 a paleontologist from the United Kingdom discovered fossils of Bevhalstia Pebja, a wetland herb plant about 25 cms high and dated it back 130 million years. The fossils were discovered in Southern England. The earliest fossils of a flowering plant or tree are dated roughly 125 million years ago. Charles Darwin called it an ‘abominable mystery’ - the sudden appearance of relatively modern flowers on a flowering plant. He understood that flowering plants are the most important plant species for the world from an ecological standpoint. Flowering plants and flowering trees are found in every habitat in the world. They form the habitats of many types of grasslands. The grasses in grasslands are indeed all flowering plants themselves. Most forests and most terrestrial habitats have a wide diversity of flowering tree and plant life as well

These flowering plants and flowering trees are both the food source and shelter for small animals and organisms that live in them. For humans they provide the lion share of our food. Flowering plants and trees are also used to build shelters in most developing countries in the world..

The most common flowering trees in the United States are the dogwood tree, crabapple tree, cherry tree & the Mulberry tree. These flowering trees can be grown in your yard in the proper climate. On the east coast the Dogwood tree is one of the most popular flowering trees. Dogwood trees can bloom pink or white flowers to add a touch of color to your life.

At Artificial Plants and Trees we are dedicated to bringing you beautiful artificial flowering plants and trees that mimic trees enjoyed in nature.

Artificial Palm Trees

Artificial palm trees are ideal for offices, homes, hotels and restaurants because they need little, if any, care. These days there is a major trend towards adding a touch of nature to indoor decor, and artificial palm trees are being used in homes and offices throughout the world.

Some palm trees can cost as little as $50, while other types of artificial palm tree are valued at as much as $2000. This results because of a number of factors including the span of the foliage, the trunk diameter and the final height and weight of the artificial palm tree. You need not sacrifice the real look of a palm tree with preserved palm trees. Three of the popular varieties are the Bamboo Palm, Washington Palm, Cycas Palm and Kentia Palm.

To learn more about palm trees, please visit the International Society of Palm Trees.

Washington Palm Trees or Royal Palms offer a characteristic shaped with a swollen base and typical palm fronds to the top. The artificial palm trees exhibit stems, leaves and trunks so realistic that they can easily be mistaken for the natural plant. They are available in sizes ranging from 24 inches to 12 feet but the best selling specimens are typically 9 feet in height. A sample with 12 leaves can retail for as much as $1800.

Cycas Palms can be used either outdoors or indoors and are a favored type due to their lush foliage. The smaller varieties are ideal for table top while the taller trees can be used in room corners. These artificial palm trees range from 20 inches to 60 inches. The 25 inch to 36 inch specimens are very popular among interior decorators.

Kentia Palm trees typically a short trunk with long fronds reaching upwards. These artificial palm trees are a favorite in offices and range in size from the 33 inch mini Kentia to the 9 foot giants. A mini Kentia retails for $40, while taller trees can cost much more.

Artificial palm trees look exactly like natural palms. All the consumer needs to do is pay for it and bring it home or have it delivered. There are no qualms about the tree getting too big for its location or causing damage. There is also no worrying about watering, fertilizing or trimming. Additionally, there is no possibility of insect damage since they are treated.

Another benefit of artificial palm trees is that they can be fitted into planters just as a live tree would, and they add to the overall realism even more. A popular way of doing this is to place the artificial palm tree into a plastic pot and then taping up the holes. Various materials such as stones, small pebbles or pieces of brick can then be used as weights and expanding foam can be utilized to keep the artificial palm tree firmly in place. Once this has been completed, the artificial palm tree can be transferred to a more decorative planter for a better display effect.

Fake Palm Trees

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. - Henry David Thoreau

Fake palm trees and fake plants serve a great cause, besides having certain inherent benefits of their own. The real or natural trees and plants are certainly beautiful. We all know that man has associated all his cultural events and social activities with greenery, be they trees, plants or flowers. Marriage or funeral, birthday or anniversary, silk flowers and silk greenery find a place. From the age-old Easter festival and May pole dance all festivities have come down to us with their traditional use of silk greenery.

The modern times find man lying waste to the planet. The cities become bigger and bigger day by day and the demand on nature has grown. The one good thing is that man is becoming conscious of the danger of felling trees, and using up of natural resources. Preservation of nature has become the need of the day. This can be done with the increase in the use of faux trees and flowers.

Now many suffer from allergies which can be solved by using faux flowers that do not contain pollen particles. The use of faux trees decreases the chance of problems with insects in your home. With skyscrapers coming up to satisfy the growing housing needs faux plants are becoming the only practical greenery people are able to care for.

Here fake plants have an edge over the natural ones. They not only serve preserving natural ones but also satisfy one’s thirst to decorate one’s interiors and outdoors, without any health risk. Even a simple drawing room gets transformed into a rich and royal place with fake trees and plants.

Artificial Christmas trees can be preserved and reused year after year. It becomes a long term investment seen compared to buying a new tree year after year and only against the expenditure done on real trees and the trouble of disposing of the tree every year after Christmas.

The faux trees or fake palm trees and plants attract no insects and they do not spread any pollen particles. They do not require watering or fertilizers or pesticides. They do not smudge the carpet or floor and elaborate cleaning is avoided.

Faux trees do not grow out of shape requiring pruning and cutting them down to shapes. They remain in shape forever and they retain their color for long. No withered leaves or flowers are there necessitating removal of fallen leaves. Many chores associated with natural greenery are eliminated with the use of fake trees, plants and flowers.

The necessity to allow unknown persons very often into the premises for cleaning the garden is avoided and thereby security risks get reduced. Finally the dangers of mildew or mold are certainly not there with faux trees or plants.

The need to buy fresh ones for every occasion is minimized and with fake trees and plant decoration one can rearrange them into a new pattern on every occasion, since the silk trees and plants are easily portable. Housed in beautiful metal or ceramic planters, which come with exquisite designs, they become the center of attention. The faux plants can serve as a center piece decoration or as a decorative on a reception table, make the restaurant a pleasant place to sit quietly and eat, or become a party decoration outdoors, without the associated problems of insects infesting the place.

Artificialplantsandtrees.com and Silkflowers.net have a variety of silk plants, trees and flowers to suit any need or occasion. The faux trees are created using quality materials designed to look real. They are sheer designer products of very high quality. They have a very real look and last very long unlike their real counterparts. The silk flowers make a good gift for any occasion and using them serves the cause of preserving nature.

The above web sites have live experts that you can talk to over the phone to obtain suggestions for interior decorating or outdoor design.

Faux trees, plants and flowers remain in shape through the seasons and serve in and out of season. They are called faux trees or silk plants only to distinguish them from the real. They are as beautiful as the natural ones and they do serve nature itself, which man has marred.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.

- Mohandas K. Gandhi

Fake Trees for Interior Decorating

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

- Henry David Thoreau

Faux trees and fake trees serve a great cause, besides having certain inherent benefits of their own. The real or natural trees and plants are certainly beautiful. We all know that man has associated all his cultural events and social activities with greenery, be they trees, plants or flowers. Marriage or funeral, birthday or anniversary, silk flowers and silk greenery find a place. From the age-old Easter festival and May pole dance all festivities have come down to us with their traditional use of floral greenery.

The modern times find man lying waste to the planet. The cities become bigger and bigger day by day and the demand on nature has grown. The one good thing is that man is becoming conscious of the danger of felling trees, and using up of natural resources. Preservation of nature has become the need of the day. This can be done with the increase in the use of faux trees and flowers.

Now many suffer from allergies which can be solved by using faux flowers that do not contain pollen particles. The use of faux trees decreases the chance of problems with insects in your home. With skyscrapers coming up to satisfy the growing housing needs faux plants are becoming the only practical greenery people are able to care for.

Here Fake plants have an edge over the natural ones. They not only serve preserving natural ones but also satisfy one’s thirst to decorate one’s interiors and outdoors, without any health risk. Even a simple drawing room gets transformed into a rich and royal place with fake trees and plants.

Fake Christmas tree can be preserved and reused year after year. It becomes a long term investment seen compared to buying a new tree year after year and only against the expenditure done on real trees and the trouble of disposing of the tree every year after Christmas.

The faux trees and fake plants attract no insects and they do not spread any pollen particles. They do not require watering or fertilizers or pesticides. They do not smudge the carpet or floor and elaborate cleaning is avoided.

Fake trees or plants do not grow out of shape requiring pruning and cutting them down to shapes. They remain in shape forever and they retain their color for long. No withered leaves or flowers are there necessitating removal of fallen leaves. Many chores associated with natural greenery are eliminated with the use of fake trees, plants and flowers.

The necessity to allow unknown persons very often into the premises for cleaning the garden is avoided and thereby security risks get reduced. Finally the dangers of mildew or mold are certainly not there with faux trees or plants.

The need to buy fresh ones for every occasion is minimized and with fake trees and plant decoration one can rearrange them into a new pattern on every occasion, since the silk trees and plants are easily portable. Housed in beautiful metal or ceramic planters, which come with exquisite designs, they become the center of attention. The faux plants can serve as a center piece decoration or as a decorative on a reception table, make the restaurant a pleasant place to sit quietly and eat, or become a party decoration outdoors, without the associated problems of insects infesting the place.

Artificialplantsandtrees.com and Silkflowers.net have a variety of silk plants, trees and flowers to suit any need or occasion. The faux trees are created using quality materials designed to look real. They are sheer designer products of very high quality. They have a very real look and last very long unlike their real counterparts. The silk flowers make a good gift for any occasion and using them serves the cause of preserving nature.

The above web sites have experts who can suggest the proper interior or outdoor design, using silk trees and plants and can also take you through a virtual demo of the looks, when these fake trees or silk plants and silk flowers are used for decoration.

Faux trees, plants and flowers remain in shape through the seasons and serve in and out of season. They are called fake trees or silk trees only to distinguish them from the real. They are as beautiful as the natural ones and they do serve nature itself, which man has marred.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.

- Mohandas K. Gandhi