"Bless the Motherland" giant flower basket is expected to be completed and unveiled this Friday
It is convenient to determine the position and angle of the flower space; 80% of the flower insertion welding has been completed, and the flower basket is expected to be completed and unveiled on Friday
Beijing News (Reporter Zhang Lu) On Tiananmen Square, the colorful and majestic "Bless the Motherland" giant flower basket is being erected. It is expected to be completed and unveiled on September 25 to celebrate the National Day with the citizens.
What is the process of making flower baskets?
What are the artificial flowers and fruits made of?
In response, a reporter from the Beijing News interviewed Li Haibo, a florist from Beijing Huamu Co., Ltd. who is responsible for flower arrangement.
First make a 1:20 miniature flower and fruit basket
According to the flower arrangement plan announced by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscaping, the "Bless the Motherland" theme flowerbed in Tiananmen Square has a height of 18 meters, with festive flower and fruit baskets as the main scenery.
The flower basket has a steel frame structure, and the basket body is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, which can resist wind of class 10.
The basket contains representative flowers from various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as fruits with auspicious meaning.
“The large-scale artificial flowers you see are all made up of a stainless steel frame and covered tape.” Li Haibo said. After the florist gets the renderings, he will make a sample of the 1:20 basket in the early stage and make statistics based on the sample For each flower size, color, and quantity, determine more than 10 positioning flowers on the sample.
The florist makes an enlarged flower frame according to the selected flower type, and then covers the stainless steel frame with tape to obtain the required size.
There are usually two ways of cloth cover. One is to make it directly with custom-made primary color cloth. If the color of some cloth cannot meet the needs, the florist will print the cloth.
"The steel frame and tape can't fully express the shape of the flower. We will also use other materials, such as knocking the core part of the flower with stainless steel plates, to perfectly present the fine parts."
FRP "fruit" presents the best visual effect
There are 6 kinds of fruits in this flower basket, namely apple, peach, orange, pomegranate, grape and date.
How are the realistic-looking fruits in the flower basket made?
According to Li Haibo, the fruit is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, which is made through modeling, benzene engraving, turning molds, and coloring.
"Usually several layers of color are applied to make it appear highly simulated."
He said that in addition to using the color of the real fruit, the effect of the fruit should also follow the color of the fruit in everyone's imagination, the color of the fruit in the best state that everyone can visually accept.
In addition, the materials used in making artificial flowers and fruits, such as tape, fiberglass and steel pipes, all meet the flame retardant standards.
Up to 28 kinds of artificial flowers in the flower basket
According to Li Haibo, the flower basket is composed of a base, a basket belly, a core tube, a basket plate and a handle. He is responsible for the flower arrangement of the upper part of the basket plate.
The weather conditions have been very good recently, and despite the breeze, it did not affect the construction.
Flower arrangement workers work 14 hours a day, and 80% of the flower arrangement welding has been completed.
There are 28 kinds of artificial flowers in the flower basket, including Taiping flowers, flowering plum, tulips, and lilies.
"There have not been so many kinds of flowers in previous years. There are more kinds, and a single variety may only have two, which will be a little messy, which brings a certain degree of difficulty to the unified modeling effect." He said, the color ratio of the florist to the flowers Adjusted to make the color evenly distributed, while ensuring that the main color red occupies more than 35%.
Li Haibo said that the flower arrangement will be completed in the order of focus flower, outline flower, and filling flower.
3D scanning positioning technology and devices are used on site to determine the spatial position and angle of the flowers. It is easier to find the positioning during the welding process, eliminating the need for rework and improving overall efficiency.