Placing this greenery is important, also getting the right shapes and sizes will compliment your décor. When putting a silk plant on a table, you will want it to be a shorter plant and not go too much over 12 inches tall. A silk hanging basket is a great idea for those corners that look somewhat bare in the ceiling area, and when it comes to filling an area with a silk tree you don’t want it to be too tall. So, a good rule of thumb is no closer than 1.5 feet to the ceiling. Yes, silk plants and silk trees can bring your décor to life, also making it a great atmosphere.

If you are talking about an office area, you want to make sure that it is efficient and the décor is something that will work economically and make your clients/customers feel welcomed and relaxed. Basically, a home is just about the same except you want a living atmosphere compared to a working atmosphere. You really should consider silk trees and silk plants with a touch of color to brighten the area. These artificial plants are very realistic, and over a rather short period of time, they are very economical. A great silk tree to use besides the ever-popular silk ficus tree is a silk palm tree. There are several species with different fullness so that the space will not be taken up needlessly. You want your area to be comfortable, in either case, of the home or office but you want your office to be very efficient. Take a close look at quality silk trees and silk plants online and you will find many choices that may work for you and your decorating project.

Depending on what kind of tree you have ordered, will depend on how you shape the branches and leaves. A silk bamboo tree will be straighter upward whereas a silk ficus tree’s branches will have a slight curve out. Most all branches on silk trees have wire in them making it possible to bend them to the shape you desire. The main purpose of ordering that particular silk tree is to present it as close as possible to look like the real thing. Do a little research on the species of this particular real tree and what it looks like in the real world. This will help you to achieve the elegant look you are after.

This speaks load of the realism that has been achieved by the industry today. The construction of the pedals on the beautiful silk flowers and the greenery of the leaves on the silk trees and silk plants are by far extra ordinary. When people have come in and watered that silk plant or silk tree, that is the biggest complement artificial plants could ever obtain. This has happened more times than you might think. If you are in the group of people that have not taken a closer look at the beautiful world of silk plants and what they can do for your interior be it the home or workplace, don’t wait any longer! There are so many ways that they can be a benefit to you and your interior.

For a tabletop tree, a good size is 24” to 36” height and, with some silk plants or silk trees you can shape them for that area. Using a silk plant or silk tree, choose one that has a little larger leaf because they are meant to be noticed. In most cases, for a corner area, you would want to choose a slimmer and taller silk tree such as a silk bamboo tree. Using some of these ideas will enhance the elegance of your décor and give you peace of mind. Remember, there are more pluses for using silk plant and silk trees and they will last several times over live plants and will keep their beauty with minimal maintenance.

Now, for adding an elegant silk flower arrangement, you want to remember that placement is very important just as much as is the colors of the silk flower arrangement. You want the room to be balanced so if you place any silk flower arrangements where you have lots of bulky or heavy furniture, it will look very much lop-sided. Also do not place the arrangement in an area where nothing is going on, because it will look just like a fill-in and not a true decoration. Along with this silk flower arrangement, if room is available, by all means some greenery such as a silk tree, can add a beautiful relaxing atmosphere making the room a complete winner. If you desired a tropical setting, a silk palm tree would be a thing of beauty along with a tropical silk flower arrangement. We know you can design the perfect room for you and your loved ones.

We will give you an idea of how to shape the very popular silk ficus tree. After pulling the tree out of the box, set the tree in an open area giving you more room to move around the tree. This will also give you room to step back and see if you are accomplishing what you want. Start at the bottom of the tree and take the wired leaf branch and slightly bend the branch in a slight arch while still going slightly upward and some other branches can be a little straighter but yet still moving out away from the trunk. The wired branches will hold the shape you put it in. You may need to play with this shaping for a few days until you get the shape you want it. Most silk trees will come without a decorative container, so to help your new silk tree be all it can be, install it into a nice container that will complement both your tree and décor. We have published a blog on how to install a silk plant into a basket on May 20, 2010. On May 8th, 2010 we have one on the installation of a silk tree into a terra cotta type container. We know you will enjoy your smart investment in silk plants and silk trees that need very little maintenance.

You want the silk tree or silk plant to be sturdy after you set it in your container and a good way to do that is to use A B Foam. This can be purchased from some hobby stores and some craft stores and the cost should be anywhere from $20 to $25. Put your silk tree in the new pot and make sure it will stand without falling over. Now if your new container has a drain hole, you should put a piece of tape over it to plug it and then set your silk plant or silk tree back in. Then follow the instructions on the A B foam bottle. Make sure that when you pour the foam mix in, that your silk tree or silk plant is standing straight the way you want it while the foam mix sets up. The A B foam mix does expand about 25 times as much, so don’t mix up a half gallon to put in a gallon container. That could be a problem! We know that your new container will give your silk tree or silk plant a revived look and also add to your décor.

To help sell a house that you are not living in, you should decorate it in some sort of way to make it look like a warm comfortable loving home. Now, that can get a little expensive and that is something that none of us need. You might have a few pieces of furniture that you could use for a short period of time and you may have some friends from church or other organizations that might have a couple of pieces as well. To help the décor and help sell it faster you should have some kind of silk tree and also a few small silk plants decorating important areas, and even a silk hanging plant. It is a well known fact that people feel much more comfortable when some sort of plants are around. It will be very much worth the extra work when the home sells a little faster.

Then put the plant and its container it came in into the hole that was cut out for that container. This gives the silk plant a wider base and makes it more stable. Then take 2 pieces of wire that are about 2 ½ times the width of the basket and bend the wire in a 2” U shape. Now, straight across from the top of the inside container, stick the wire through an opening in the basket, catching at least two strands of the basket. The wire should be long enough to put around the trunk of the plant and twist the wire securing the plant. Do this on each side of the basket. Then you can take some sturdy cardboard and make that the same size as the opening of the top of the basket. Cut the cardboard from the outside edge to the center and then cut the center of the cardboard so there is enough room for the trunks. This will let the cardboard lay flat on top of the wire and the inside container. You will be able to put artificial moss or wood chips finishing off your installation. You should now have a very sturdy silk tree and a happy cat.