We carry three sizes of this UV-protected boxwood (technically tea leaf) ball. Small: 14-inches across. Medium: 19-inches across. Large: 24-inches across. UV-protected plants retain their color and form for years in outdoor weather and full sun conditions. This faux plant in particular has a deep realistic boxwood color and classic form. You can plop it in your outdoor pots and be done. Heavy at 8-pounds, 11-pounds and 21-pounds.
FAQs, cleaning, and designing with UV-protected plants:
- UV-protected plants, such as our outdoor boxwood, comprise combinations of plastic, polyester, and wire, even though they are labeled as silk.
- Designers create indoor-outdoor plants to withstand the elements.
- UV plants may feel thicker and stiffer than other faux plants and flowers you typically work with.
- Periodically dust your UV plants with a feather duster or cloth. You can also wash artificial plants under running water.
- When you create a small arrangement in a traditional container, secure your UV greenery in dry floral foam, providing a sturdy base that doesn’t retain water.
- Cover the floral foam with dry moss or pebbles, or experiment with “planting” your UV plants in a container of gravel.
- Install large UV plants and trees in drop-ins, an industry term describing bottom-weighted containers.
- Bottom-weighted containers counter-balance top-heavy large plants and trees and are not decorative. “Drop” them into decorative containers and cover them with moss or gravel.
- Artificial greenery and stems ship flat; remember to bend and shape them upon arrival.
- Enjoy your UV-protected plants
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