Hoag 2007 award winner
Susi Tomich-Design Consultant (center) receiving "Award of Merit"
PIA 2007
for Hoag Hospital.
Also shown Jeanne Smolinski-Design Consultant and Julie Farrow-President of Plantscapers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Green Plants Lower Stress, Enhance Productivity (Irvine, CA – October 00, 2007) Knowing that interior green plants help lower airborne molds and bacteria as well as general indoor air pollutants for residential and corporate environments has made Julie Davis Farrow’s company, Plantscapers, Inc., a Superstar in the Interior Landscape Industry. Plantscapers creates award-winning plant designs and Interiorscapes that improve both mental and physical well-being for employees and executives. Plantscapers design consultants with Farrow’s guidance incorporate plants that provide a natural, cost-effective way to clean indoor air and combat "Sick Building Syndrome." With her background in interior design and horticulture Farrow is dedicated to creating original, cutting-edge Interiorscapes that bring a decorative esthetic to the indoor area that enhances human well being. Plantscapers design consultant’s work directly with:
The relationship is symbiotic as each party contributes to the transformation of interiors into an enriched and inspiring environment. That’s why Plantscapers continually wins awards like the 2007 National Award of Merit recently given at the industry’s annual Calscape Conference held in Las Vegas. The award was presented to Susi Tomich, design consultant for Plantscapers. Tomich won the award in the Silk, Replica & Preserved Category for her interior landscaping design and her ingenious work at Hoag Hospital’s-Sue and Bill Gross Women’s Pavilion located in Newport Beach, CA. Tomich worked directly with Rita Brown and Bill Cadieux from the Facilities, Design and Construction Department at Hoag Hospital. “Plantscapers’ design consultants understood Hoag’s needs by using ‘healing’ plants adding softness and sophisticated beauty that brought the outdoors inside,” Cadieux said about the award-winning project by Plantscapers. “Research shows that interior plants can be used to improve the health of patients in health care facilities,” says Tomich. “The positive effects nature has on the speed of a patient recovery can be documented.” Tomich created replica and live plant arrangements in order to compliment the overall theme of the newly constructed wing of the hospital. About Plantscapers, Inc. Julie Davis Farrow began the company out of a garage during her high school years. She established Plantscapers officially in l981. She has studied interior design, horticulture and general business practices. The success of Plantscapers is attributed to the strong partnership Julies shares with her husband Mark, who manages the installations and maintenance aspects of the business. Contact: Media Contact:
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