Artificial Ficus Trees In Plant Containers

HOSPITALITY / RETAIL / ENTERTAINMENT: ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREES IN PLANT CONTAINERS

LOCATION:

DOMESTIC

SITUATION:

The owner and developer of an upscale market in a suburb of Chicago was looking to create a unique shopping experience unlike traditional grocery stores. Not only was the owner looking to have a unique selection of authentic foods, but he was also looking to create a store design that matched the food shopping experience. The store design needed to make guests feel like they were being welcomed into a warm and inviting “park like” atmosphere.

INITIATIVES:

Commercial Silk Int’l began by working with the client to identify and select those artificial plants, trees and decorative containers that would be indicative of a “park like” setting. Some of the considerations given were the colors, textures, sizes and styles of the products, that when used in combination would invoke this park feeling. Once the styles of trees, plants and containers were identified, our landscape architect and our graphic designer created a landscaping design plan for the space. We communicated the landscaping design plan to the client through the use of photo imaging and product specification cut sheets.

RESULTS:

Commercial Silk Int’l used large artificial Black Olive trees and Ficus Alii trees at the main entry to create an immediate impact as guests entered the store. The size of the large trees gave a human scale to the space, which made the space feel smaller and more intimate. Commercial Silk Int’l used terra cotta pots planted with flowering plants, ivies and grasses on top of the case displays to pull the landscaping design into the store and to create additional interest as guests shopped the isles. Finally, we completed the entire design using IFR™ Foliage (Inherently Fire Retardant) in order to comply with local fire codes.

PRODUCTS:

ALGERIAN IVY VINE

BEGONIA

BLACK OLIVE TREE

BOXWOOD BUSH

FICUS ALII TREE

GARDENIA BUSH

HIGHLAND FERN

PRAIRIE GRASS (SPRING GREEN)

PRIVET BUSH

WANDERING JEW VINE

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