Astonished to wake up one morning, Steve Woolnough discovered his artificial grass lawn was stolen, in the middle of the night. Woolnough, 54, of Ipswich, Suffolk, had installed himself the 100sq ft fake astroturf grass outside his home. Now left with a bare dirt ground, the charges are greater than four hundred dollars to replace the artificial grass, a premium outdoor lawn that did not require any maintenance.

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As the winter turns into an early spring, consumers are upbeat and keeping an eye out for new trends, fashions, colors, and cheerful décor. Charm your clients and stay up-to-date with these changes. Introducing a fresh landscape with silk trees to your business's indoor lobby or atrium is an easy and instant way to make them feel welcome. A colorful landscape with flowering silk Hibiscus, Azalea, Wisteria, Magnolia, Mimosa, Dogwood, Bougainvillea and Cherry Blossom trees will greet your business clients with a smile. A first impression of a well landscaped lobby area is a symbol that you have high standards, and this quality will be sure to impress a new business relationship.

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Located at the Seletar Aerospace Park, this purpose-built facility had ambition landscaping requirements for its site. The original outdoor ground conditions were challenging. The soil was of lateritic clay, and typically only supported scrub-like vegetation.

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Sky gardens have become a popular landscape choice for roof tops on buildings, restaurants and lounges, often competing for deck space. A green wall effect created with UV rated outdoor artificial plants creates ambiance in an otherwise dull high-rise building outdoor area. These silk plant garden decks utilize vertical plants to maximize a restricted area, withs a curtain of artificial plants against vertical structures. Whatever the type of chosen sky plants, a vertical plant garden can pose challenges that professional landscapers have to grapple with to ensure a visually stimulating atmosphere without limiting space.

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For over seven years, I've had the pleasure of sharing my cubicle with a 16 foot tall palm tree. This sturdy palm greets everyone to walk into the offices of our artificial tree manufacturing business. Cold, rain, sleet and shine, it stands tall and proud to offer us a blanket of palm leaves and its rugged palm trunk offers a visual sanctuary between the piles of paperwork and other office clutter.

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The sacred Bamboo is a focal plant in Asian traditions, symbolizing friendship, and elicits a cultural and tropical experience. Bamboo is an essential plant for creating landscape themes of many types, not limited to the tropics or Asian culture. However, prior to buying Bamboo plants, there are many design elements one must consider.

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Vertical greenery has been adopted as a standard feature in high-rise buildings. It helps to provide aesthetic relief from the harsh urban environment by providing a softening effect, creating a welcoming and friendly indoor living space, and contributing therapeutic benefits to our busy and stressful lifestyles. Many factors including site constraints, cost and maintenance need to be taken into account to create a successful green wall indoors. An example of would be the vertical silk plant wall over the Asia Square Tower One Food Garden located in Singapore.

In a new episode of HGTV’d, designer Genevieve Gorder selects artificial boxwood mats by Commercial Silk Int’l to help transform the upstairs of a spacious Texas home into a chic indoor/outdoor lounge. The 12” by 12” modular square boxwood panels are a choice adornment for flat or contoured walls and ceilings, as noted by HGTV’d host Tanika Ray. The Rodills – whose home underwent the big city makeover – are sure to enjoy not only the stylish look of these faux plants, but also the fact that they’re virtually maintenance free: no watering, no pruning, and no replacing dead or wilting plants required. In addition, Commercial Silk Int’l boxwood mats are produced with proprietary Inherently Fire Retardant (IFR) foliage, which meets national and international fire codes. These stylish – and safe – silk boxwood mats offer a modern aesthetic for virtually any indoor or outdoor setting. Check out below the boxwood mats by Commercial Silk Int’l which are available fire retardant for indoor use or UV rated for outdoor use.
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Restoration Hardware planters come in a variety of distinct styles reflecting an updated french country look and feel. This spring they are for sale on their own, with live Boxwood topiaries, or faux and preserved plants. But most people don’t know that they can also be used with independently purchased silk plants, trees, and topiaries for almost any type of indoor and outdoor commercial project.

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Restoration Hardware Boxwood topiaries are a unique product segment for a big retailer -- few traditional retail competitors offer a similar inventory. Featuring live, preserved, and faux topiaries, Restoration Hardware topiary plants are classy, design-forward, and easy to install and maintain.

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