If you are planning to beautify your home or offices usingplants, then artificial plants are the best choice, they require lowmaintenance and have largely improved in design over the past decades.

 

Today's artificial plants, trees and flowers are veryrealistic looking and even have ?real-touch? feel and ?imperfections?. Thereare now a large amount of artificial plant designs available, that 20 years agowould have been impossible to manufacture, such as - ?real-touch? orchids,ivies and hanging plants, kurrajongs palms, bonsais, Yucca trees and much more.In recent years, due to advance technology in the manufacturing process, thequality and colour of artificial flora has become an innovative and creativeprocess. Always evolving and technically challenging, as designers come up withmore complex ideas to replicate the natural stunning beauty of flowers andplants.

 

If you are looking for artificial plants, you might want toconsider the following:

 

1.  Artificial foliages are made from a wide arrayof textile fabrics, the most common being polyester because of the lower cost.Chiefly though, polyester fiber has a greater life span and reacts positivelyto the fabric dye used for leaf colour. It is well suited for the heat processapplied in the molding of leaf shape as well as the glues and wires used tostabilize and hold the shape. The polyester foliage can also be latex coated,which enhances the ?real-touch? effect.

 

2.  Real trunks/branches:

Artificial trees partly constructed from organic materials(such as real tree trunks, branches and bark) have artificial leaf stemsinserted into the wood. They are usually not recommended for outdoor use.Climatic elements as well as other outdoor factors easily affect them (they areorganic after all!). Even indoors, attention needs to be paid as humidity cancause mould if left unattended. Real trunks and branches are mostly inflexible- you cannot bend or adjust to shape.

 

3.  Synthetic trunks/branches

Most artificial tree trunks and branches are constructedfrom PU and/or PVC which allow them much more flexibility and long termdurability. PU trunks may use PVC tubing inside to hold the shape and forstability, or steel wiring so they can be easily bended. Branches have steelwiring inside which also makes them easy to bend and shape. PU and PVC trunksare becoming the more popular choice because of the authentic look and feel andoverall lower maintenance. These materials are also recommended for outdoor useas they are not easily damaged or subject to inclement weather.

 

Finally, whether your artificials are inside or outside, be sure to dustthe leaves once a month, and/or use a Silk Floral Spray cleaner. The polymersused in modern artificials will lose moisture over a period of years, and theconditioners in Silk Floral Spray cleaners will help keep the leaves supple.There are several on the market. They are inexpensive and will help keep yourlovely silks in top condition.