Plant rentals + florals · Boston

Beautiful plants and flowers for your event.

The Preserve rents plants and planters for conferences, trade shows and corporate celebrations in Boston. Add flowers for the tables, bars and welcome desk, with one point person and one coordinated proposal.

Fully insured Projects from $3,000 to $100K+ Seaport to Kendall Square
The Preserve's former shop interior, with peach walls, boucle chairs, and tall plants

Past plant-rental clients include

Microsoft Google Meta OpenAI Cisco Goldman Sachs Louis Vuitton Accenture Hyundai Reuters KPMG Splunk Fireworks AI QuantumScape Cathay Innovation Encord Tavily
The work · Case studies

Good company.
Great gatherings.

A celebration that feels special. A conference that feels connected. See how thoughtful greenery brings each space to life.

Trees and ferns frame the outdoor bars at a Bay Area company holiday party Explore Our Design

Holiday parties

A holiday party,
brought to life.

Trees around the bars, greenery along the cocktail deck, and a warm setting for dinner. One celebration, thoughtfully connected.

296 itemized plantsSan Francisco Bay Area
Explore the holiday party
Lush greenery frames white lounge seating and waterfront windows at the Pier 27 conference Explore Our Design

Conferences & brand activations

Pier 27,
naturally.

A welcoming arrival, planted stages and layered lounges for an AI company valued at $17.5B. Big spaces, considered down to the last detail.

3,500+ people54,000 sq ft venue
Explore Pier 27
The work

A look at our recent work.

Every photo here comes from a real Preserve project — events, staged homes, and plant-styling details. No stock photos.

Two outdoor event bars with backlit bottle shelves at dusk, a tall fiddle-leaf fig between them and ferns at their bases
Event barsFerns and a fiddle-leaf fig between two bars at an evening reception.
Dense corner grouping of bird of paradise, monstera, dracaena, and snake plant in ceramic pots
The collectionBirds of paradise, monstera, and dracaena, ready for their next event.
Kentia palm in a dark planter finishing a staged living room with framed art and a marble coffee table
StagingA kentia palm in a staged living room.
Ornamental grasses frame a wooden conference stage and presentation screen at Pier 27
ConferenceLayered ornamental grasses frame the conference stage at Pier 27.
Plant rentals, from drop-off to pickup

What we take care of.

Plants, flowers and one clear plan for your event. We help coordinate the look and confirm the receiving details before booking.

No. 1

Drop-off

We drop off your plants and any floral arrangements at the agreed receiving point. Your team or venue handles movement inside the building and placement.

No. 2

A coordinated look

We help you choose plants, flowers and custom planter boxes around one brief, palette and budget. Share the floor plan and the look you want.

No. 3

Pickup

Your team returns rental items to the agreed collection point. We pick them up in the confirmed window. Your proposal identifies what to keep and what to return.

No. 4

Fully insured

We're fully insured, and we send your venue whatever paperwork it needs without you having to ask twice.

The collections

Organized the way you plan a space.

Our collections bring life to every part of your event, from the entrance to the tables. Mix and match, and we'll help you put the look together.

Statement Trees

Entrances · registration · anchors

Olive trees, ficus, and palms from six to twelve feet tall. These are the showpieces guests remember.

6–12 ft · ceramic or woven planters

Lush Tropicals

Booths · lounges · bars

Monstera, bird of paradise, and kentia palms that make a plain booth or lounge feel warm and inviting.

2–7 ft · grouped 3–9 per vignette

Stage & Keynote

Mainstage · panels · press walls

Arrangements that frame your speakers nicely on stage and on camera, without stealing focus.

Custom per stage plot & shot list

Lounge & Staging Accents

Tables · soft seating · open houses

Ferns, succulents, and trailing pothos in matching pots. The finishing touches for a lounge or a staged home.

Tabletop–3 ft · vessel-matched sets

Florals

Tables · dinners · bars

Bud vases, centerpieces and bar arrangements that complement your plants and bring your event palette to the tables.

With plant rentals · quoted to your brief
Where we work

Venues across Boston and Cambridge.

Convention floors, ballrooms, wharves, museums, and campuses. If your venue isn't here, it almost certainly still works — ask.

The convention centerThe Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center — the BCEC — in the Seaport: Halls A, B, and C, the Grand Ballroom, and the meeting levels, worked to your GC's move-in schedule.
Hynes Convention CenterBack Bay's Hynes — exhibit halls, ballroom, and auditorium, connected under one roof to the Prudential Center and its hotels.
Seaport hotelsThe Westin Boston Seaport District on the convention campus and the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, home to Boston's largest hotel ballroom.
Back Bay ballroomsThe Boston Marriott Copley Place, the newly renovated Sheraton Boston, and the Fairmont Copley Plaza on Copley Square.
Museums & the waterfrontThe ICA on Harbor Shore Drive, the MFA in the Fenway, the New England Aquarium on Central Wharf, and the JFK Presidential Library on Columbia Point.
The South EndSoWa Power Station's vaulted hall and the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Stadiums & arenasFenway Park's year-round event spaces and TD Garden above North Station, plus game-day suites at both.
Encore Boston HarborThe Everett resort on the Mystic — its Grand Ballroom and the seasonal waterfront lawns.
Corporate campusesKendall Square, the Seaport towers, and Route 128 through Waltham and Burlington — all-hands, launches, and client days on campus.

Delivering across

SeaportBack BayDowntownFort PointSouth EndFenwayWest EndCharlestownDorchesterCambridgeSomervilleBrooklineNewtonQuincyWalthamBurlingtonWider Greater Boston by arrangement
The process

How it works, in four steps.

Tell us about the space

Send us your dates, your layout if you have one, and the look you're going for. A rough sketch or a few inspiration photos are plenty.

10 minutes of your time

Get a proposal

We send one itemized proposal with plant photos, any floral or planter-box details, suggested placements and clear pricing.

$3,000 plant-rental minimum

We drop off your plants

We drop off your plants and any floral arrangements at the agreed receiving point. Your team or venue handles movement inside the building and placement.

Your team receives and places

We collect the rentals

Your team returns rental items to the agreed collection point. We pick them up in the confirmed window. Your proposal identifies what to keep and what to return.

Ready at the collection point
Service area

The Seaport to Kendall Square,
and west along Route 128.

We cover Boston, Cambridge, and the inner ring — from the Seaport and Back Bay across the Charles to Kendall Square, and west along Route 128 through Waltham and Burlington. Your plants are staged and acclimated in New England, so nothing travels further than it should before it reaches your venue.

The Seaport & the waterfrontThe convention center, the Seaport hotel ballrooms, the ICA, Fort Point, and the Aquarium on Central Wharf.
Back Bay & the South EndThe Hynes, the Copley Square ballrooms, SoWa Power Station, and the Cyclorama.
Cambridge & SomervilleKendall Square's campuses and the rooms across the Charles.
The wider ringRoute 128 through Waltham and Burlington, Newton and Brookline, Quincy to the south, and Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.

Somewhere else in Greater Boston? Ask. We travel for the right event.

Good to know

Boston questions.

The things Boston planners ask us most, so you can scope your event without waiting on an email.

Can I add flowers to my plant rental?

Yes. We can include bud vases, centerpieces and bar arrangements in your plant-rental proposal. Flowers are quoted for your quantities, palette and date. The $3,000 plant-rental minimum still applies, plus the one-time $500 delivery charge. We don’t offer flower-only orders. Your team handles placement.

Do you rent plants for holiday and corporate parties?

Yes. We rent live plants for company holiday parties, office celebrations, employee appreciation events and corporate dinners. Think welcoming entrances, greenery around the bar and relaxed lounge areas. Share your date, venue and preferred look so we can confirm the plant selection, drop-off and pickup. Your team handles placement. See our corporate holiday party case study for a real example.

Do you serve all of Greater Boston?

Yes. We cover Boston end to end — the Seaport, Back Bay, downtown, the Fenway, and the South End — plus Cambridge and Somerville across the Charles, Brookline, Newton, and Quincy, and the Route 128 corridor through Waltham and Burlington. Wider Greater Boston is available by arrangement. Tell us your venue and we'll confirm same day.

Which Boston venues do you deliver to?

The Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center — the BCEC — in the Seaport; the Hynes in Back Bay; hotel ballrooms from the Westin Boston Seaport District and the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to the Boston Marriott Copley Place, the Sheraton Boston, and the Fairmont Copley Plaza; the ICA, the MFA, the New England Aquarium, and the JFK Presidential Library; SoWa Power Station and the Cyclorama in the South End; Fenway Park and TD Garden; Encore Boston Harbor in Everett; and the Kendall Square and Route 128 campuses. Loading docks, freight elevators, and 5am load-ins are a normal part of our week.

How much does event plant rental cost in Boston?

Plant rental starts at a $3,000 minimum per event. Pricing is per plant for your agreed rental duration, with planters included. Delivery is a separate one-time $500 charge. Longer rentals are quoted for the full period from drop-off through pickup. Your itemized proposal confirms plant selection, quantities, service responsibilities and the total before booking. Most Boston conference and activation builds land at $3,000–$12,000. Full-floor, multi-zone, and multi-city programs can scale beyond $100,000.

How far ahead should I book a Boston event?

Four to six weeks is ideal, and larger builds want more. Boston's calendar clusters hard — the March convention run at the Menino Center, the spring and fall conference seasons, September's citywide weeks, and December's holiday parties in the hotel ballrooms — so booked-out dates gather there. We can often still take rush requests — ask and we'll tell you straight away what's possible for your date.

Can you work at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center?

Yes — the BCEC, officially renamed the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center. Exhibitor freight moves through the loading docks rather than the public entrances, and anything beyond hand-carry goes through your show's general contractor — so we work dock-and-drayage rules at the Menino Center and coordinate with your GC and any labor the venue requires. Send us your exhibitor manual and booth number with your request and we'll build the quote around the real dock times rather than guessing. The Hynes in Back Bay works the same way.

Our event is outdoors — will the plants hold up in Boston weather?

Yes, if we choose for it. Boston's humid summer is closer to a greenhouse than a desert — from June into mid-September, tropicals like ficus genuinely enjoy being outside. The watch-outs are wind and the calendar: the Seaport sits exposed to the harbor and gusts come hard off the water, so open terraces get low, heavy, ballasted vessels and wind-firm material, and Mediterranean plants like olives are a beautiful weekend choice rather than a humid-season resident. Once nights slide toward 50°F the tropicals come indoors, outdoor looks shift to hardy evergreens, and winter deliveries travel sleeved and blanketed between the truck and your door. Tell us whether the space is covered, exposed, or on the water and we'll spec accordingly. We don't staff on-site watering during events, so this choice matters and we make it up front.

Do you do brand activations, launches, and production work?

Yes, and they're some of our favorite jobs. Activations, press days, pop-ups, and launches in lofts, museums, and warehouse venues all work the same way: send the layout and the look, we send a proposal with photos of the actual plants. We provide event plant rentals, with delivery, indoor placement and pickup responsibilities confirmed in your proposal.

What does the plant rental service include?

Live plants, their agreed planters, drop-off and event-agreed pickup. Your team or venue handles receiving, interior movement, placement and return to the agreed collection point. Setup, installation, on-site planter-box assembly and daily on-site care are not included. We confirm the handoff and who will receive and place the plants before booking.

Are you insured? Can you provide a COI for my Boston venue?

Yes. We're fully insured for every event and provide Certificates of Insurance on request. Send us your venue's insurance requirements — most Boston convention and campus venues have specific limits and additional-insured language — and we'll handle the paperwork directly with them.

What if a plant gets damaged during my event?

We swap it. Our material is sourced and staged in New England, so replacements can come from inside the region.

How do deposits and payment work?

Full payment is due upon receipt of your invoice. Your approved proposal and invoice set out the payment terms and any agreed event-specific exceptions.

Do you rent plants for home staging in Boston?

Yes. Stagers and listing agents are a real part of our business. The same per-plant pricing covers a single statement tree in an entry or greenery through a whole listing, and we work to your showing calendar rather than a single event date.

Can I add custom planter boxes?

Yes. Custom wooden planter boxes are made to order and yours to keep, with or without plant rentals. Standard rental planters remain included with your plants; custom boxes are purchased separately. Explore custom planter boxes →

What happens to the boxes after the event?

Purchased boxes belong to you. Your team handles placement and arranges their removal after the event. We collect the rental plants and rental planters at the agreed collection point.

Still wondering something? Just ask →

Greenery for the occasion. Plants to enjoy, then return.

Bring the room to life without buying plants you will need to care for afterward. We arrange collection when your event wraps up.

Get in touch

Tell us about
the space.

Share your venue, dates and the look you have in mind. Ask about plants, custom boxes or both. We’ll reply by email.

$3,000 plant-rental minimum · Planters included · $500 one-time delivery · tax additional

Custom wooden planter boxes are purchased separately and yours to keep.

The Preserve's reception desk beneath an arch of ferns and pothos, with a neon sign on a peach wall

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