A casual office will have a less formal atmosphere We service many kinds of accounts: malls, hotels, restaurants, private homes, law offices and corporate headquarters. Each has their own atmosphere and own corporate identity. As interiorscapers, we get to be a part of all of these diverse accounts. How well do you fit in? [...]
Make sure your plants are getting enough sunlight in the fall months October is a great month to assess all of your accounts and make sure everything is in working order before the start of the busy holiday season. Don't be overwhelmed though, here's a quick to-do list for the month of October. Begin [...]
Learn how to extend the life of your plants Most interiorscape companies replace plants as part of the ongoing guarantee to their customers. This keeps plants looking good through all the years of service. The goal of virtually every company with a guaranteed replacement policy is to replace declining plants before the client notices [...]
Treat everyone like they are your best customer It's important to remember that everyone you come into contact with is your customer, in some way or another. From the person selling flowers at the farmers' market, to your supervisor at work and even family friends. If you don’t know how to listen effectively, communicate [...]
Do you know how to care for your variegated Schefflera if it gets sick? Nursing plants back to health requires the same amount of care you would use to nurse a sick person back to perfect health. In some ways the nurturing process is the same. Both plants and humans, when sick, should stay [...]
Follow these simple road safety tips while driving Cars and large trucks all use the same roadways everyday, but do drivers really know how to share the road safely? Here are some tips for all of us using the highways: Trucks create wind gusts. Keep both hands on the wheel when you pass a [...]
Ficus leaves tell a story What’s up with this Ficus? Everyone has at least one Ficus in their accounts that does something odd. Old growth, yellowing, new green leaves dropping or leaves sporadically throughout the tree being blotched green and yellow. Ficus can be unpredictable. These leaf issues are a Ficus’ way of attempting [...]
Poinsettias are welcome visitors in the fall and winter seasons Weaving together the colors of the season… The seasons change As the sun glides across the sky with a new warm autumn glow, suddenly the hot colors of summer look out of place. These colors are replaced with the colors of fall. The golden [...]
Create colorful plant displays What do we know of color and how to best use it in interiorscapes? Color theory is often defined on a wheel. Gather up the nearest set of crayons and use the color wheel provided to draw in the listed colors. The colors we call the primary colors are red, [...]
Phoenix roebelenii - also known as pygmy date palm A member of the Palmae family, Phoenix roebelenii have gracefully arching, feathery fronds radiating from the center of sturdy trunks. Grown as single or multiple-trunked plants, the durable P. roebelenii or pygmy date palm, tolerates medium light levels (150fc) and mechanical abuse. Palm anatomy Palms [...]
