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
Plant rentals · Moscone Center, San Francisco
Plants for your Moscone event, planned like a local.
The Preserve rents plants for trade shows, conferences, and keynotes at Moscone Center. We confirm the delivery handoff around your show’s move-in windows and dock schedule. Your team or authorized venue labor handles interior movement and placement, then returns the plants for the agreed pickup.
Fully insured · COIs provided
Projects from $3,000 to $100K+
Serving SoMa & all of San Francisco
Past clients include
The work
A look at our recent work.
Real Preserve work: Bay Area events, staged homes, and plant styling in our former shop. No stock photos.
As seen on Complex
Steph Curry filmed at The Preserve.
When Complex filmed Steph Curry for an episode of 360 With Speedy, they shot the conversation inside our former shop. That same eye for greenery, texture and a welcoming room guides our event work.
Watch the episode
Complex · 360 With Speedy
Plant rentals, from drop-off to pickup
What we take care of.
Beautiful plants, a clear handoff, and pickup arranged around your event. We confirm the receiving details with you before booking.
No. 1
Drop-off
We drop off your plants at the agreed time and receiving point. Your team or venue handles movement inside the building and placement.
No. 2
Plant selection
We help you choose plants and planters that suit the room. Share your floor plan and the look you want; your receiving team brings the plan to life.
No. 3
Pickup
Your team returns the plants to the agreed collection point. We pick them up in the confirmed window and bring them back into the rental rotation.
No. 4
Insured & papered
Fully insured, with Certificates of Insurance sent to the venue or your show management ahead of load-in, in the format they require.
The collections
Organized the way you plan a space.
We group our plants by what they do for a room, not by botanical name. Mix and match, and we'll help you put the look together.
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 vignetteStage & Keynote
Mainstage · panels · press walls
Arrangements that frame your speakers nicely on stage and on camera, without stealing focus.
Custom per stage plot & shot listLounge & 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
The buildings
Spaces we green at Moscone.
More than 500,000 square feet of exhibit space across three buildings in SoMa — North and South connected beneath Howard Street, West on the corner of Fourth.
Moscone South & NorthThe big halls and ballrooms — booth packages, aisle anchors, registration statements, and keynote stage greenery built for full-show scale.
Moscone WestThree levels of open floor and glass — lobby moments visible from the street, session-floor accents, and lounge clusters.
Lobbies & registrationFirst-impression greenery where badges get scanned — statement trees, wayfinding planters, and photo-ready entrances.
Keynotes & mainstagesStage framing that reads on camera and from the back of the hall, composed for the room and the livestream.
Offsites during your showDinners, receptions, and after-parties at SoMa venues, hotels, and rooftops around the center — one order can cover both.
Also nearby
Yerba Buena GardensSFMOMAThe MetreonSoMa hotelsUnion Square ballrooms& the downtown circuit
Big-show logistics, without the big-vendor feel.
We choose greenery to work with the room. Every Moscone order is planned around your production schedule, hall light and rental duration, with one person answering your emails the whole way through.
The process
How it works, in four steps.
Tell us about the event
Dates, building and hall, booth number if you have one, and the look you want. The exhibitor manual or production schedule helps us quote around real dock windows.
Get a proposal
An itemized proposal with photos of the actual plants, suggested placements, and one clear price.
We drop off your plants
We drop off your plants at the agreed time and receiving point. Your team or venue handles movement inside the building and placement.
We pick everything up
Your team returns the plants to the agreed collection point. We pick them up in the confirmed window and bring them back into the rental rotation.
Who we serve
Who we work with at Moscone.
Show & Conference Organizers
Registration, mainstage, lounges, and speaker rooms for multi-day programs — delivered to your production schedule and struck on time.
Exhibitors
Booth packages from a single statement plant to a fully planted island. Send your booth number and exhibitor manual and we'll quote around the real rules.
Agencies & Producers
You own the show file; we're one clean line in it. Proposal with photos of the actual plants, confirmed windows, one invoice.
Holiday & Corporate Parties
Company holiday parties, employee celebrations and client dinners. Bring warmth to the entrance, bar and lounge with live plants chosen for your room.
Good to know
Moscone questions.
What planners and exhibitors ask us about working the center.
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 deliver to Moscone Center?
Yes. We deliver to Moscone North, South, and West for trade shows, conferences, and keynotes, scheduled to your show's move-in window and dock times. Delivery is a separate one-time $500 charge, and we confirm the windows against your production schedule before we quote.
Can you work within Moscone's move-in windows and dock schedule?
Send your event schedule, receiving point and venue requirements. We confirm drop-off and pickup windows before booking; your team or authorized venue labor handles interior movement and placement.
Do you coordinate with show management and general contractors?
Yes. For exhibit-floor work we coordinate with your general contractor's schedule and follow the show's delivery and material rules. Tell us who's running the floor — Freeman, GES, or another GC — and we'll slot into their process.
Can you provide a Certificate of Insurance for Moscone?
Yes. We're fully insured and send COIs directly to the venue or show management ahead of load-in, with whatever additional-insured language is required. San Francisco venues tend to be specific about this; send the requirements and we'll handle the paperwork.
What does plant rental cost for a Moscone event?
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. Booth packages typically land between $3,000 and $5,000; registration, lounge, and mainstage builds run larger, with full-floor and multi-building programs scaling beyond $100,000.
Will the plants last a multi-day show without watering?
Yes. We spec hardy material for exhibit-hall light, water and groom everything before delivery, and one rental price covers up to three days. We don't staff on-site watering during the show; for longer runs, confirm a suitable selection and care arrangements with your receiving team.
Can one order cover our booth and our offsite dinner or after-party?
Yes, and during big conference weeks it usually should. One proposal can cover the booth at Moscone plus a dinner at a SoMa restaurant, a hotel ballroom, or a rooftop nearby. One team, one invoice.
How far ahead should we book for a Moscone show?
Four to six weeks is ideal, and the big fall and spring conference weeks book out earliest. If your show is sooner than that, ask anyway — we'll tell you straight away what's possible for your date.
What if a plant gets damaged mid-show?
We swap it. Let us know promptly and send a photo so we can arrange replacement timing with your event team, based on venue access and availability. Your approved rental terms set out how damage and replacement are handled.
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.
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
Tell us about
the show.
Start with your date, venue and budget. We’ll check availability and help you choose the plants.
$3,000 plant-rental minimum + $500 one-time delivery. Planters included.Prefer email?
friends@shopthepreserve.com