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A PUBLICATION OF THE WRIGHT GARDNER / Spring 2010

Welcome New Clients!

We would like to thank our many longstanding clients and welcome our newest clients:

 

First Annual CICA (Commercial Interior Contractors Awards)


On October 28, our designer, Greg Luteff, attended the first annual Commercial Interiors Contractors Awards. These are the contractors who facilitate and execute the architects plans for commercial office spaces, schools, hospitals, retail, etc.

Greg said that was great to see commercial contractors finally acknowledged for the wonderful work that they perform.

We congratulate all the winners and their award winning projects; Pankow Special Projects L.P., Hathaway Dinwiddie, Skyline Construction, DPR Construction, and Turner Construction. The event turned out to be standing room only, and a fine tribute to their profession.

 

New Employee WELCOME!

We are very happy to welcome Charmian St. John to the Wright Gardner team! Charm will be handling a large majority of our home staging accounts. Charm has many years of work experience with plants. She took a few years off to raise her young children and is now back in the work force, full steam. We feel we are very fortunate to have another nice, patient, plantscaping technician working on our staff.

 

CONTAINER MANIA

In the world of interior plantscaping, we are living in exciting times. There are more container resources at our fingertips than any time in history. Gone are the days of brown or white ceramics, as well as the ubiquitous wicker baskets being our only options. As with great shoes for a wonderful outfit, great containers can complete the look of beautiful live plants.

There are so many great manufacturers from Canada, Asia, Europe and here in the US. At the recent Las Vegas CalScape Expo we discovered several new purveyors. Think metal, burnished steel. wire, recycled material, wood, bamboo, as well as new applications of ceramic and fiberglass.

When designing a project, we sometimes specify one great plant in a really "Wow" planter as opposed to multiple foliage spots scattered willy nilly around a home or office.

Take a look at a sampling of what's available and let us know if you're considering a redesign or have a new project you're collecting ideas for.

 

Keep Your Fresh Flowers FRESH!

Did you know?


You can keep your floral arrangements fresher, longer, by adding water and keeping them topped up. We always deliver your floral arrangements fully filled with water and we use only the freshest plant material from reputable nurseries. If your arrangements start to droop, it may just be a hot or dry location. Also, some flowers drink a LOT more than others.

 

 

LAST CHANCE!

Let us know as soon as possible if you have any last minute holiday needs. We will try to accommodate any requests but please be aware all request are fulfilled on a first come first served basis!

 

Ask Flora N. Fauna

Dear Flora N Fauna
We share our office with two small dogs and a cat. Are there any plants we should avoid with pets?
Thank you,
Concerned Daddy

 

 

Dear Concerned Daddy,
You’ve bought up a very important subject in plant care, toxicity. Aside from the sap of some plants being toxic to handlers, a few common houseplants can be very dangerous to pets as well as humans.


The two top offenders are Dieffenbachia, or as its commonly known, dumbcane, and cut leaf Philodendrons, both contain oxacates. The crystals produce pain and swelling when they come into contact with skin , lips, tongue, oral mucosa and eyes.


Other common houseplants that you should be careful of are mistletoe, fresh catnip,(dry catnip is fine) poinsettias, english ivy, azaleas, tulips, amaryllis, rhododendron, iris, hibiscus, and easter lilies. Of course these make up only a small percentage of plants available to be kept indoors and even these can be safely kept if you keep them out of reach of pets and children. Vigilance is key!


You can get some potted lawn grass for your cat to chew, its perfectly safe.
Sincerely,
Flora