About Make Be-Leaves
History and Founder
Make Be-Leaves was founded by Susie Ameche, who has been at the helm for over three decades. Susie was inspired to create the company after discovering the beauty and practicality of artificial plants. Her journey began with a fascination for an artificial ficus tree and evolved into a successful business specializing in creating high-quality, lifelike artificial botanical solutions. Her background in studio arts and her passion for nature’s aesthetics have been pivotal in the company’s growth and success.
Since 1983, we’ve continued to lead the industry with exceptional artificial plant products, transforming spaces with lasting botanical beauty and minimal maintenance. Whether for commercial interior or exterior projects, government facilities, or private residences, our lifelike artificial plants and trees offer the perfect blend of natural aesthetics and practicality.
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Commitment to Quality
Our team at Make Be-Leaves is dedicated to producing artificial botanical products that are indistinguishable from the real thing. Our commitment to quality craftsmanship, artistry, and attention to detail ensures that each product is designed to bring lasting, lush green beauty and minimal maintenance to any space.
Make Be-Leaves crafts a wide range of designer UV interior and exterior artificial botanical – flowers, plants, and tree decorative products.
• Large Commercial Artificial Trees
Majestic and lifelike, these commercial artificial trees are perfect for indoor and sheltered outdoor settings.
• Artificial Flower & Plants
From small fake succulents to large statement specimen plants & flowers, we provide various options custom-crafted.
• Artificial Modular Green Walls
Custom-designed vertical gardens that add a stunning visual impact without plant maintenance.
• Custom Faux Plant Solutions
Tailored artificial botanical arrangements to meet specific decorative interior or exterior plant design needs.
Some Of Our Notable Clients:
Make Be-Leaves has worked with an impressive array of clients, including:
• Airbus: Installed a custom artificial succulent wall at their headquarters in Herndon, VA.
• Walt Disney Imagineering: Supplied artificial plants and trees for themed environments.
• Marriott Hotels and HILTON Hotels: Enhanced guest experiences with lifelike greenery.
• Universal Studios: Created realistic botanical settings for theme parks and attractions.
• Various Government Agencies: As a GSA Schedule contractor, Make Be-Leaves supplies high-quality artificial plants to federal agencies.
Custom Artificial Green Walls
Make Be-Leaves custom UV-stabilized artificial green walls have been increasingly growing in demand for years, providing an excellent solution for stark, unattractive walls, creating instant greenery and warmth to any space.
Significantly less costly than living green walls – and virtually maintenance-free, our custom UV Green Walls offer the perfect choice.
Our custom-designed faux Green Walls are equally popular for interior spaces as well as exterior walls. Make Be-Leaves artificial floral designs are constructed on lightweight, gridded, powder-coated metal panels – this simple, modular system is easily attached to any wall.
All of our faux foliages are UV stabilized – with UV protectant injected into the mold for each plant, which allows the green walls to withstand full sun and rain.
Customizing is our specialty: choose from a variety of styles of foliage, and let’s work together to create a custom-designed wall for your project!
Make Be-Leaves founder Susie Ameche
Having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Susanne “Susie” Ameche founded Make Be-Leaves in March 1983 to blend her creativity with her entrepreneurial spirit. Her company has since become an official international minority supplier of custom artificial flowers, plants, green walls and preserved trees, plantscapes and florals for the commercial interior design industry. Susie is proud to be a GSA-approved contractor since 1988 as well as a WBENC-certified Woman Owned small business, and California Certified Flame Treatment Applicator.
Susie has traveled extensively and her international travel in particular has inspired special curated collections, including Bali, France and England. In fact, her English collection has a royal connection, as her trip coincided with the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, which continues to inspire as part of Make Be-Leaves wedding packages.
From interior designers to landscape architects, Susie is happiest when she is able to collaborate to find creative, quality solutions for her clients — whatever the limitations may be. Some installations showcase her ability to adapt under any circumstances.
For over three decades, Make Be-Leaves has specialized in creating hand-crafted designer artificial botanical solutions tailored to your unique space and vision.
Make Be-Leaves is a proud GSA (General Services Administration) Schedule contractor, providing high-quality artificial botanical solutions to various federal agencies and government clients.
Woman Owned small business, and California Certified Flame Treatment Applicator.
We Specialize In Custom Artificial Plantscape Design & Installation To-The-Trade
Our philosophy has remained the same throughout the years: To provide the highest quality, custom, life-like plantscapes and exceptional service – from design throughout the installation.
Client Projects
Hotel Nikko
GuamSusie and her team installed an expansive artificial plantscaping through the public spaces of this high-end luxury hotel. Immediately after the completion of the installation, the strongest typhoon in 15 years tore through the island, with 190 mph winds. Susie was 5 and a half months pregnant at the time, and all pregnant women in their 8th month or more were advised to report to the hospital, due to the drop in barometric pressure. The airport shut down, and all the electricity was out for the next few days. Despite that, Susie lead the team to complete the installation up to her usual flawless standards.
Alladin Resort and Casino
Las VegasBespoke 14 foot wide canopy Black Olive trees were constructed to the facility’s exacting specifications. Upon arrival on-site with the trees, Susie and the Make Be-Leaves team discovered that the ceiling height of the outdoor porte-cochère area where the trees were to be installed had been reduced by several feet. To make the installation work under this new restriction, Susie lead the team day and night to reconstruct more than a dozen trees, reducing tree heights while maintaining the desired shape, so that the hotel would be ready for its grand opening that week.
Casino de Deauville
FranceMBL constructed 20, 20ft tall custom artificial Ficus Trees for this magnificent casino off the coast of Normandy, France. Make Be-Leaves worked with in Santa Monica to design the trees, and ultimately saving the casino over $20,000, by compactly shipping the large trees, then assembling them on the ground for the casino owners, who remain thrilled with the stately trees.
Grand Hyatt
Melbourne, AustraliaMake Be-Leaves constructed a dozen custom 20 foot tall trees for this facility. Due to strict rules regarding importing natural wood because they can introduce different species of insects to the country, upon arrival to Australia, the tree trunks had to be “baked” at a high temperature to kill any potential bugs. To accommodate this requirement, Make Be-Leaves assembled the trees on the ground once the procedure was complete. The Grand Hyatt is a beautiful luxury hotel located near the Yarra River and operations were in full swing during the installation. To prevent disturbing hotel guests during the assembly process, the Make Be-Leaves crew worked during the day in their parking structure — drilling and gluing the leaf sprays onto the wood trunks. After 11:00pm, the crew then worked through several nights to complete the re-potting and put the finishing touches on the trees.