Introduction

Treemendus is a UK based company specialising in diorama products mimicking the natural world rather than the man made items that are utilised with the exception of “Blitz rubble”. Treemendus supply everything from scatters mimicking ground cover to various earth types and even full grown trees. The products are, for the most part, natural products and utilises renewable resources.

Contents

I am covering two of the three products in this specific line as the only difference between them is the colour, with the base product being identical. The specific two lines covered here are the “Natural Leaves” and “Ivy Leaves”, the other line which I don’t have in this product line is “Autumn Leaves”. The product is packaged in a zip lock bag with a card header printed with product and company details, the zip lock bag does ensure that the remaining product after use does not end up all over the floor.

Review

This product consists of Silver Birch bracts and some catkin stalks which have been dyed in various shades. As can be seen from the pictures this product has nice variations in colour and tone resulting in a very natural look. The Ivy leaves should mimic the look of real ivy very well with careful placement, with the natural leaves looking good for dropped leaves and forest floor as a part of the general litter that accumulates.

Due to the complementary nature of the colour variation in each product and across the three products in general, I suggest that utilising all three will result in a very natural looking forest floor build up from oldest to newest leaf litter which is really seen after disturbance by passing traffic, either human or vehicle.

Quantity wise you get .28 grams in a packet but I admit I don’t know if the product is sold by weight or some other measurement method. The quantity is good for several vignettes and there should be enough for a diorama containing a number of trees to give a natural look to the ground.

Conclusion

While the contents of this product range could be collected for free, I feel that the colouring process used here which results in the good variation of colour would be hard to replicate. It is because of this and the reasonable price that I highly recommend this product to you, and it is worth considering that this product is available all year round where as some items can only be collected at certain times of the year and assumes you have easy access to them. I should mention here that while I paid £4.70 for each of the products they are available from Treemendus for £4.50, which if a part of a larger order may be the best approach even with postage.