Sunday, March 14, 2021

7 Ideas on Artificial Outdoor Plants for Decor

Looking for greenery that is ideal for exterior design without thinking about any upkeep issues? Add some accents to your space with artificial outdoor plants, saving you money and lasting a lifetime. There is no better to decorate porches, patios, balconies, and more, than outdoor artificial plants. What are you waiting for? Come with me to explore the top 7 ideas on decorative faux greenery.

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Artificial Outdoor Trees

Whether you’re living in an environment with a large courtyard or an apartment lacking outdoor space, outdoor artificial trees are the perfect solution.

fake outdoor trees

Large fake outdoor tree

Transform a large outdoor space into an oasis by putting aside artificial tropical palms. The artificial outdoor plants and trees are so natural-looking that you can feel like you are on vacation from time to time. Sunwing artificial trees for outdoor use are resistant to high and cold temperatures even if in winter.

Small outdoor fake tree

Artificial potted small trees provide the shade of green as well as privacy for the corridor or apartment. There’s a variety of small fake trees available for you to choose from, so don’t let a limited area stop you from building a dream garden.

Artificial Topiary Plants

Simple yet effective, classic yet modern, artificial outdoor topiaries bring grace to outdoor spaces. An artificial topiary often sculptured into various shapes blends in well with contemporary or classic formal exteriors.

Artificial boxwood topiary

Perfect combinations of replica boxwood and craftsmanship are excellent examples of artificial outdoor plants. It’s been a long time for the real boxwood to grow but a shorter time to reproduce the boxwood look, complete with lifelike, soft, and lush leaves. As expected, the faux boxwood keeps stable and will never outgrow its shape with/ without a pot.

Other artificial plants like spiral trees, letters, geometric shapes, or even animals are all authentically styled topiary plants adorned with an abundance of rich natural-looking greenery.

Made of high-quality materials, our faux topiary series with amazing realism and natural-like features, becomes a part of patios, porches, courtyards, etc.

Outdoor Artificial Bushes

artificial outdoor bushes

Clustered delicate artificial leaflets create a brimming shrub and brighten up dim corners around the porch or low-light spaces. Decorative faux foliage plants are a charming addition to any settings in need of greenery or a touch of nature. There’s a wide collection of artificial leaves for wholesale that caters to your tastes.

Plastic hanging ivy – Abundant ivies with exquisite craftsmanship and evergreen appearance are clustered together to form graceful wreaths, garlands & swags for doorways, ceilings, and holiday decorations.
Artificial pampas – Colorful and beautiful faux pampas grass is ideal for exterior wedding decor, static, and swaying.
Lifelike fern – Full and luscious artificial green ferns are easily bendable for backyards, forecourts, balconies, or as outdoor arrangements like multiple leafy artificial vertical gardens.
Grass leaf – As one of the most popular artificial outdoor ornamental plants, lightweight but premium artificial grass bushes instantly add textures to your hanging baskets and window boxes.

UV-rated Artificial Green Wall

artificial outdoor green wall landscape

Without worries about upkeep after installation, artificial boxwood and plant walls are very suitable for covering bland, boring, and unattractive features. UV-stable green wall panels capture the colors, forms, and movements, providing a high-impact visual contrast until their lifetime.

Freeform artificial vertical walls

7 Ideas on Artificial Outdoor Plants

Green walls can be displayed in various media types, including the sheet type, structural type, freestanding type, etc. The free-form artificial outdoor plant wall is easy to make your style consistent with your exterior scheme and landscape. Besides, using 3D wall art helps hide the unsightly views on a wall or other problem areas. Free-form artificial vertical gardens also provide privacy covering with artificial boxwood materials to convey an eco-friendly artistic effect for your business.

Artificial Outdoor Plants in Planters

artificial hedges in planters

Unique and memorable artificial flowers and plants in planters are both greenery and art, thus creating a separated cozy space for the outdoors. You may use zinc and identical planters for the front porch to add some height along with faux plants recreation.

Window boxes

A designed window box with artificial outdoor flowering plants is a triumph of color, texture, and style. With the help of a window sill full of flowers and vines, even an urban house without an above-ground planting area has the chance to turn into a stare-worthy garden.

Artificial hedges in planters

Made using premium raw materials, faux boxwood hedges are typical plants, and they perform well in any space. They are applicable as wall coverings, space dividers, path contours, and garden greenery. No matter what your project needs, Sunwing is here to help you bring any hedges in planters ideas into “life”.

Create A Verdant Outdoor Pool with Artificial Plants

When deciding to improve the exterior pool decor to a new level, some artificial outdoor plants take you different style. Unlike real plants, artificial greenery won’t drop leaves into the water and can stay longer with protection from rays of sunshine.

artificial outdoor plants around the pool

What to consider for a swimming pool decor?

Durability – Choose plants that are resistant to saltwater.
Maintenance – Easy to maintain, especially when exposed outdoors, so take into account real or artificial?
Privacy – Please choose large and dense plants for better privacy.
Space – If the swimming pool is small, topiary or potted trees can meet your needs. But if the space is large, vertical gardens and wall coverings will be an ideal choice.
Climate – As you may know, not all plants are available in growing in any weather and environment.

You can get more ultra-trendy swimming pool decor ideas in www.plantsartificial.com

Conclusion

If you’d like to spruce up your outdoor spaces without constant maintenance, then choose to use a variety of artificial outdoor plants instead of living greenery. Sunwing’s collection of artificial trees, bushes, topiary plants, hedges, and many other plants are specially designed with elements that resist UV rays, helping transform porches, enhance outdoor entrances/exits, and even add a touch to decks, terraces, balconies, and the entire yards. Give us a shout and click here if you are interested in any artificial products.


Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Best 4 Artificial Office Plants To Boost Productivity

It turns out a pleasant environment decorated with Artificial Office Plants inspires employees to do great deeds when they step into work. There’s nothing better than walking into an office filled with greenery. Not all of us were born with green thumbs, so take a moment to read this blog if you’re thinking about adding fake plants to your office projects.

Here are the best four artificial options to consider:

⇒ Artificial Potted Office Plants
⇒ Artificial Garden Walls for Offices
⇒ Indoor Topiary Balls&Trees
⇒ Moss Wall Plants for Workplaces

Sunwing knows exactly how artificial office plants boost productivity, we invite you and your customers to experience the magic of plants and their benefits:

  • Enhance work performance
  • Reduce feelings of stress and anger
  • Contribute to better health

 

Artificial Potted Office Plants

Artificial plants in pots are perfect indoor decorations, especially for workspaces or living areas. Made with silk or 100% fresh new PE, Sunwing Artificial Potted Plants Series include Hanging Potted Plants, Desk-top Potted Leaf Plants, and Floor Leafy Potted Plants.

Regularly, they have a 5-year warranty indoors, which exceeds the average market. However, some large ones for outdoor use can last 3 years with UV treatment. Functions like UV protection and fire rate are customizable at Sunwing.

#1. Artificial Hanging Potted Plants

This style of plant requires no extra space. Instead, its drooping branches can make the office more fulfilling. They can be placed anywhere with stable pots, such as the locker and the bookcase. The soft branches are full of drapes, having beautiful curves. The leaves are small and delicate, and the blades’ luster makes them look full of life.

 

Artificial Potted Office Plants
Best 2 Indoor Artificial Hanging Potted Plants

#2. Desk-top Artificial Leaf Plants in Pots

This type of simulated potted plant usually comes with smaller size; hence it’s suitable for home or office desk-top decoration. Better than real plants, it is already trimmed, which can save much time. Sunwing has a wide range of decorative indoor potted plants for you to choose from.

Here are three mains types of Artificial Potted Leaf Plants:

  • A fusion of red, yellow, and orange, just like the sun in the fall.
  • Even the leaves’ detailed quality, even the serrations on the edges of the leaves, are not missing.
  • The contrast between warm and cold tones adds a bit of popularity to the environment around you.

  • The slender leaves make the whole artificial potted plant look very delicate.
  • Suitable size to put almost anywhere at home, such as on the bookshelf, next to a TV cabinet, etc.

  • Large and irregular fig leaves, looking very simple and generous.
  • A very uniform color tone and is very ethereal.

#3 Floor Leafy Potted Faux Plants

Artificial floor plants are perfect for showcasing the beauty of nature throughout a home or office. The lush foliage paired with a holding container can give each dull room a fresh and attractive look.

For this series, we come out with 3 styles:

Floor Leafy Potted Faux Plants

Interestingly, we have summarized several benefits named “3E” ⇓

Exquisite craftsmanship
Unlike ordinary products on the market, Sunwing Artificial Potted Plants have ample leaves, exact texture, and soft tactile feel to look more realistic.

Eco-friendly Material
100% fresh new PE with exquisite craftsmanship makes the foliage itself more realistic. Sunwing commits that the materials used contain no toxic ingredients and safe for both human beings and pets.

Easy to keep
Fake plants won’t be affected by water, sunshine, and insect pest. Moreover, they will never outgrow their pots; their leaves will never droop down.

 

Artificial Garden Walls For Offices

Artificial Garden Walls for Offices

Why Sunwing Artificial Green Wall Plants
Why Sunwing Artificial Green Wall Plants?

Bright and colorful garden walls are a great way to split open-plan offices, decorating meeting rooms or reception desk. All of our artificial plant wall coverings are manufactured in our own factory with various options available for designs, products, packaging, and foliage sprays.

 

Indoor Topiary Balls&Trees

Artificial Topiary Office Plants

Thanks to various shapes and sizes, these faux ball topiaries are ideal for bringing the art of nature into restaurants, hotels, retail spaces, and office buildings. Placing some boxwood topiaries on either side of your main doors will be a grand welcome for any employee or guest.

Sunwing topiary balls usually come with diameters of 18cm, 28cm, 38cm, or 48cm. However, the choice option is not limited. If you prefer other sizes, colors, or styles, bespoke service is also available as long as you meet the MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) we required. Download this artificial topiary brochure for info.

Sunwing topiary balls

  • Ultra-realistic appearance&Diverse foliage type
  • UV-treated&Fire-rated(if required)
  • Customizable shapes&sizes

We also recommend artificial topiary trees for creating a classic and modern feel in offices. You can use several large trees, such as areca palm(PT001), travelers banana(PT002), or reed straws(PT008), to create a natural and comfortable area for staff to relax in.

 

Moss Wall Plants For Workplaces

From reducing noise and air pollution to sprucing up dull office buildings, moss walls can do it all. They connect lifeless workplaces with nature and provide a more enjoyable environment.

Especially during COVID-19, the stress levels are high. Moss walls play a crucial role in such a worrying time, they are not effective at dampening sound, but also useful for increasing productivity to a strong sense of happiness.

Moss Wall Plants for Workplaces

Take a look at our moss walls complete guide to get more inspirations or tips.

Using office plants has been proven to increase productivity in the workplace. Next, let’s see how it works ⇓

 

How Artificial Office Plants Boost Productivity

Artificial Office Plants Boost Productivity

Enhance work performance

One study indicates that “employees were 15% more productive when “lean” workplaces are filled with just a few houseplants, as employees who actively engage with their surroundings are better workers.” In other words, Having plants and trees around creates a positive environment, helping improve employee concentration and attentiveness.

Reduce feelings of stress and anger

In another study American Institute of Stress, 80% of workers are suffering from job stress. Moreover, 40% of employees said their job is “very” or “extremely” stressful. The researcher suggests that indoor plants have calming effects on your mood and pressure. Even artificial plants can keep you calm during these stressful situations in workspaces.

Contribute to better health

An author of The Rolling Nature says, “looking at decorative plants in their hospital rooms, patients recovering from surgery were reported to have lower blood pressure and less, pain, anxiety, and distress.” We think that it applies to artificial plants as well. Managers and employees all need an attractive, colorful, and relaxing space to make them feel better. Only good physical fitness can guarantee a quality workforce.

Generally speaking, artificial office plants provide a welcome respite from the busy workplace environment but don’t ask a lot in return. Even those with a green thumb are opting for these plants because of their irresistible charm, free maintenance, and other benefits. Glad to share with you more detailed info on Sunwing artificial plants. Get our product brochure here or contact thru sales@sunwinggreen.com.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Inspired by Best Fake Indoor Plants for Interior Design

Inspired by Best Fake Indoor Plants for Interior Design

Greenery is an essential factor when it comes to interior design, regardless of the surroundings. In the fast-paced life, fake indoor plants, as an excellent alternative for green plants, have become the choice of many homes and commercial places. You designers will indeed get inspired by these faux plants that can bring leafage and life into interiors.

Here are some ideas for integrating artificial plants into the indoor design:

Fake Trees Can Make An Accent

Fake Trees Can Make An Accent

Looking for an accent in your interior design for aisles, corridors, or places with larger spaces? Then fake indoor trees are undoubtedly a great choice. Unlike real ones, artificial trees can add leafy green leaves to interiors without worrying about maintenance. Here are the best faux plant trees from Sunwing.

Fake Areca Palm Tree

When it comes to artificial trees, the areca palm adds a tropical touch to homes. It’s easy to remind you of the sunny beach as this tree has tons of slender leaves.

Artificial Traveler’s Palm

This potted large fake tree plant is easy to become an eye-catcher to fill the empty corner or increase greenery. The broad tropical leaves are full of personality, so it can spruce up interior spaces.

Monstera Fake Plant

It perfectly refines the appearance of real monstera. Hence, you can engage this faux plant tree with the carefully made foliage in your design. Besides, artificial plants will keep green all year round and allow people to have nature indoors.

Don’t underestimate the value of decorative fake indoor plants as they can bring touches of greenery to these settings. Moreover, Sunwing artificial plants factory will customize the size for your design. You can get more ideas in “Trendy Artificial Trees in Pots for Home Interiors 2020“.

Small Potted Indoor Fake Plants Form A Plantscape

Small Potted Indoor Fake Plants Form A Plantscape

Regarding the limited, narrow, or crowded interior spaces, small desktop, floor, and potted hanging plants can work well. These small fake indoor plants are flexible to be an addition to your interior design as well as indoor environments.

Desktop Artificial Plants in Pots

Usually, there are books, daily necessities, and a touch of green on the table. Hence, apart from large potted trees, make homes and offices lively with Sunwing collection of faux dest plants. It’s not apparent if the desk green is fake or not until you give a real touch.

Floor Fake Potted Plants

How to go on when there is only a tight space for you to perform? Don’t worry, small floor leafy plants can solve this problem in perfection. You may also be interested in more about Sunwing’s “Indoor Friendly Artificial Plants.” No matter where to showcase the life and color, fake plants make a statement without upkeep expenses.

Hanging Potted Faux Plants

These fake indoor plants hanging have no need for extra space; instead, they can enrich the interiors with drooping branches. You can integrate them with stable pots into your design in cabinets, lockers, or shelves.

Take into account color fusion with green plants given the general interior style. But fake interior potted plants need no water or sunlight and even withstand the intense light. Hence, your customers can enjoy the beauty in windowsills, tables, floors even in all seasons.

Create A Fake Indoor Garden

Create A Fake Indoor Garden

Probably you’ve thought of creating a stunning living paradise garden indoors, don’t you? Well, honestly, it’s great, but people have to pay for this idea – high costs, frequent upkeep, and potential health threats. However, fake indoor plants are safe and cost-effective, especially for the large-scale wall design though they cannot purify the air.

Ceiling Artificial Hanging Baskets

As a specialized interior designer, you’d better not ignore the greenery that’s hanging in the air. Faux hanging baskets are alternatives for the real ones, which are difficult to water and take care of. When grouping with other plants or faux flowers, you succeed in creating an eye-catching indoor garden.

Faux Vertical Garden

The design of vertical walls is another essential factor when it comes to the interior project. As mentioned, you have to consider the budget as well as the preferred indoor settings. Sunwing artificial green wall is suitable to form a paradise and can be fire retardant for safety.

To be honest, the fake indoor garden is commonly acceptable in commercial places such as restaurants, real estates, office buildings, halls, etc. Some residents without yards may also desire to “plant” a garden indoors.

Show Off “Natural” Beauty

Show off natural beauty

With the increased awareness of bringing nature accent indoors, artificial plants have become more popular among residents. There are various ways to show off natural accents by using fake indoor plants. For example, artificial boxwood is the perfect replica of real boxwood and never goes out of shape.

Indoor Fake Boxwood Topiary

How about faux boxwood topiary trees? Sunwing reproduces the classic boxwood into well-shaped with dense leaves. The boxwood ball stands upward the sturdy stem, which extends to the pot. Hence, this piece of man-made art greenery is a good idea for your interior design.

Faux Hanging Topiary Ball

High quality and realistic boxwood balls without pots are sure to make a statement by hanging them indoors. You can imagine how wonderful it is, especially in the shopping mall with a high dormer. In view of this, if you design for the commercial interiors, you could be interested in “The Most Suitable Artificial Plants Indoor For The Shopping Mall.”

Monday, November 30, 2020

Full Guide to Wholesale Artificial Wreaths, Garlands & Swags

Full Guide to SUNWING Artificial Wreaths, Garlands & Swags

Upon the approach of Christmas, it’s time to prepare and renew the holiday decorating accessories. In order to check and make up for the shortage in time, overseas suppliers had better have sufficient inventory in advance. Regarding the perfect holiday accents, SUNWING artificial wreaths, garlands & swags are ready for you.

Actually, in addition to Christmas decorations, wreaths garlands & swags designs can incorporate well into seasons, weddings, events, and landscapes.

Decorate Weddings with Artificial Floral Wreaths

Artificial Floral Wreaths for WeddingsRoses and hydrangeas are commonly existing flowers in weddings because of their beauty and fragrant aroma. However, natural flowers tend to quickly wither or die without nutrients of the soil and water irrigation. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to maintain the life of these real flowers. Wreaths composed of artificial flowers and leaves are the best alternatives for wedding scenes. As long as the details are in place, floral wreaths can still show their brilliance in the wedding and daily life.

Do you have a detailed catalog of wreaths?

Of course, SUNWING artificial wreaths, garlands & swags collection covers no less than classic silk flowers wreaths. That’s to say, there are more options for global suppliers, retailers, distributors, or dealers to choose.

Gold-plated iron ring artificial floral wreaths come a in kind of gold iron, so as to be more luscious in touch. Meanwhile, the flowers are silk when they present in reality. As you may know, soft silk is able to be the most realistic in colors and textures. Besides, lightweight makes it to be convenient in many applications. On the one hand, the bride can easily hold the silk wreath in her hand. On the other hand, it can become an ornament on the wedding table, or around the candles.

Rattan ring base faux flowers are also as common as the above. Indeed, the wooden rattan ring is a natural material, allowing it to have a real touch and feel. In the same way, the artificial flowers of silk are hard to tell whether they are fake or not.

Plastic leaf wreaths are different from silk wreaths not only in the material but also in other aspects. For example, the applied technology determines the diversity of materials. For another thing, it proves that plastic is more durable than silk, especially outdoors. That’s why so many landscapes choose fresh plastic artificial plants and flowers.

Brighten up Holidays with Faux Outdoor Swags

Holiday Decor with Artificial SwagsIn light of rendering the festival or holiday atmosphere, interior designers or commercial project leaders tend to have forward-thinking. They are specialized in where and how to use artificial wreaths, garlands & swags. For some important or special holidays, artificial flower swags give full play whether indoors or outdoors.

SUNWING faux swags generally cover two types- willow vines and yucca ginkgo vines. As a matter of fact, it’s merely a slight difference between the two kinds. What is the same that, paper-wrapped iron wire serves as the base inside?

Can your swag withstand the outdoor rain?

I understand some of you may doubt whether the iron wire would go rusty but that’s impossible. For one thing, the iron wire inside will not get corroded by any acid, thus not to rust due to chemical reaction. For another thing, the advantage of paper-wrapped craft is that it provides great internal protection just like an umbrella. Even if the swags get damp on a rainy day outside, the wire inside will be safe and sound.

Willow leaves occupy most of the swag with dark green color as if to bring the vitality of spring. Besides, one reason why swags are suitable for exteriors is that the lifelike willow vines can spray with the wind or withstand sunlight season by season.

Yucca ginkgo foliage is in silver-green with a cute round shape, which is distinguished from willow vines. It also has a wide application, especially as holiday arrangements or often present in a mixture of garlands & swags.

Enrich Spaces with Pre-lit Artificial Garlands

Pre-lit Garlands for the Shopping MallPre-lit garlands with LED lights tend to be the perfect essential point for houses or holiday mantels. However, artificial versatile garlands are far more than decorating functions. To be specific, they bring outdoor greenery in, meanwhile, they are easy to double lighting at night. In this way, the effect of lightning can enhance the Christmas atmosphere to help you be immersed in season spirits. What’s more, the great combination of garlands and lights are perfect for commercial spaces like shopping malls.

Where can I get high-quality faux garlands?

To tell you the truth, just here in SUNWING. On the whole, with advanced foliage treatment technology, the fresh new PE material ultimately turns into lush green garlands. SUNWING artificial wreaths, garlands & swags are not made of recycled PE that may decay but can be recyclable and eco-friendly.

Indeed, the ivy garlands come in diverse styles, absolutely can be bespoke up to your taste. On one hand, the foliage type ranges from strawberry grass vine, peony leaf rattan, Christmas leaf with red fruits, and so on. No matter what kind of foliage, SUNWING factory is able to develop molding according to your requirements. On the other hand, the regular size is 2.6 meters to wind through trees, houses, mantels, ceilings, etc.. But for landscape designs and projects, longer garlands will be better to optimize the best effects.

SUNWING Wholesale Artificial Wreaths Garlands & Swags

SUNWING Artificial Wreaths & Garlands for ShipmentAs a powerful artificial plants factory in the world, SUNWING product line is extremely extensive. It covers not only artificial wreaths, garlands & swags but also artificial hedges, moss, trees, and even preserved plants. Whether dealers, overseas suppliers, landscapers, or property owners, SUNWING can provide you high-quality greenery at wholesale prices. In terms of product advantages, know more from here:

  1. Whether it can be customized – Yes

For all products, whether it’s the garland series or other faux plants, bespoke is a guarantee. We provide customized services for leaf & flower types, sizes, and packaging, etc.

  1. Can it be used outdoors – Yes

In regard to artificial wreaths, garlands & swags, whether silk or plastic, they can apply to the exteriors. In addition, we provide foliage UV protection, which can prolong the service life of them.

  1. Is it realistic? – Yes

With more than 10 years of experience, the top issue is product quality. If the appearance requirement is so low that the product must not be realistic. However, fresh new PE not only ensures the authenticity of appearance but also does not harm the environment and health.

  1. How to maintain it?

In view of hanging indoors and outdoors for a long time, we suggest that dust removal should be necessary on a regular basis. There is no need for special maintenance, let alone upkeep costs. Once not in use, it can be recyclable in the storage room for lateral use the next year.

Welcome to contact us for your interests.

Sunday, November 22, 2020

3 Ultra Trendy Swimming Pool Decor Ideas in 2020

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Recently, we have completed an indoor swimming pool decoration project for our customers, which has a good result. So we made a statistic. In the pool-related projects we have done, both indoor and outdoor swimming pools are involved. This article summarizes some tips for decorating swimming pools with artificial plants. I hope to help you a little.

Indoor Swimming Pool Design with Artificial Green Wall

Indoor swimming pools are most commonly found in large hotels, gyms, and villas. In order not to appear monotonous, the choice of decoration next to the pool becomes very important. Compared with outdoor, the indoor environment is relatively dim, and the surrounding decoration is best to choose a brighter color, such as yellow, coupled with the light, it can make people relax.

As an excellent wall decoration, the advantages of artificial plants make it the first choice for many interior designers. For safety reasons, we added fireproof materials in the production process, so that the artificial hedge walls are not easy to burn, they will not emit irritating gas, and will not cause harm to the human body. This beautiful and safe decoration can also bring a good mood to people resting by the pool.

Outdoor Swimming Pool Decoration

outdoor artificial hedges

Compared with indoor, outdoor swimming pools are more open and have a wider field of vision. There is no dim light, so you can choose a darker color as the background decoration. If the swimming pool is relatively large and on flat ground, a fence is required as a cover. The dark green artificial plants wall has good shading and can protect the privacy of the host to a certain extent. Generally speaking, in such open-air occasions, solid color fences are more comfortable, because the fences are realistically constructed and can be integrated with the surrounding environment.

outdoor swimming pool

In addition, some deep well-type outdoor swimming pools are not very large, and the light conditions are also relatively limited. The solid color decoration will be slightly monotonous. The variety of colors of the artificial hedges can meet the matching of dark and light colors, and different patterns are spliced together, giving designers more inspiration.

The fresh PE material used in all vertical gardens can not fade for a long time and can withstand the sun, rain, and rain outdoors. It is a good choice for indoor or outdoor swimming pools.