NEWS RELEASE

Contacts: Cathy Pham, Public Relations Coordinator (760) 631-6789 949-493-5281 Cell: 949-633-5281 Dennis Gabrick, President/CEO (800) 527-88884 • Corporate: (760) 631-6789 Vito Milano, Vice President/General Manager (800) 527-88884 • Corporate: (760) 631-6789 Web site: www.treescapes.com

Date: August 10, 2003

TIMELESS TRADITION OF TALL REPLICA PALMS IDEAL FOR EXTERIOR/INTERIOR LANDSCAPES

OCEANSIDE, Calif.–Under the most ideal of circumstances, many of us can’t get our gardens to grow. Specialized plant food, enriched topsoil and tender loving care all seem moot when Mother Nature decides not to cooperate.

How then are there beautifully aligned 25-foot palm trees along the walkway of the Sao Paulo Market Place? Or what makes perfectly shaped olive trees sprout from the floor of the middle of the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, California? It’s not a matter of how or what but rather who. Preserved TreeScapes International, Oceanside, Calif., an award-winning manufacturer of preserved and replica plants and trees, creates life-like foliage for renovated and new retail installations, shopping centers, malls, and exterior/interior properties worldwide.

For years retail clients have been enjoying the benefits of realistically preserved or replicated greenery without the expense and hassle of their live counterparts. The greenery requires no special lighting such as expensive skylights. The trees don’t need to be watered, eliminating the need for costly drainage systems. However, these up-front savings are only the beginning. Over time, the money saved on trimming, replacing dying trees and watering really adds up, making Preserved TreeScapes International an economical solution for any installation.

If you haven’t seen our new redesigned Web site, check it out now. www.treescapes.com.

(Interviews, recent press release, and more in the Press Room, under Contacts)

See for yourself the many applications available for replica and preserved trees and plants.  Each of our installations (over 6,000 worldwide) has a unique story. Call us for more case studies, a PTI press kit -- if you didn’t receive one at the ICSC Show – Or, if you’re going to be in California this summer, (we’re in Oceanside, backyard to San Diego). We’d love to give you a tour of our corporate headquarters and see for yourself how these majestic trees, plants, even grass are created and manufactured.

Call PTI (800) 527-8884, and ask for Cathy Pham or Dennis Gabrick.

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Preserved TreeScapes International has earned worldwide recognition as the leading creator and manufacturer of the most economical and authentic preserved and replica trees and plants in the world. PTI’s creations are used throughout the world for interior/exterior designs, telecommunications concealment and wherever environmental alternative landscapes are needed.