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 · Pier 27, San Francisco
Plants for your Pier 27 event, built for the room.
The Preserve rents plants for galas, conferences, and brand activations at Pier 27 on the Embarcadero. It is a glass box on the water with a lot of hard surface and a lot of daylight — greenery is what softens it. We plan delivery around your load-in window, install to your floor plan, and strike on schedule.
Fully insured · COIs provided
Projects from $3,000 to $100K+
On the Embarcadero waterfront
Our shop in San JoseWhere every rental plant is chosen and styled.
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The work
A look at our recent work.
Every photo here is real: our plants at Bay Area events, staged homes, and our own shop. No stock photos.
As seen on Complex
Steph Curry filmed here.
When Complex filmed Steph Curry for an episode of 360 With Speedy, they shot the whole conversation inside our shop. We like to think that says something about how the place looks.
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Complex · 360 With Speedy
Full service, start to finish
What we take care of.
Pier 27 is a working waterfront building with real load-in constraints and a hard move-out. Our job is to fit inside them so the plants are simply there, looking right, when doors open.
No. 1
Delivery & install
We schedule against your confirmed load-in window on the Embarcadero side, move in through the freight access, and place every plant to your floor plan.
No. 2
On-site styling
We walk the room with you before doors and adjust anything that doesn't read right against that much glass and daylight.
No. 3
Pickup & teardown
We strike inside your move-out window, including same-night strikes when the building turns around for another event.
No. 4
Insured & papered
Fully insured, with Certificates of Insurance sent to the venue and your production company 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 rooms
Spaces we green at Pier 27.
Two levels on the Embarcadero waterfront, with the Bay on one side and the city on the other. The rooms are generous and largely open, which makes plant placement a structural decision rather than a decorative one.
City ViewThe big upper-level room, roughly 23,000 square feet with the windows and the view. Statement trees at the entry, planters shaping the reception flow, and stage framing that reads on camera.
Embarcadero RoomThe lower-level hall, roughly 18,000 square feet. Works hard for expos, seated dinners, and general sessions — aisle anchors, registration greenery, and buffet or bar surrounds.
Bay ViewThe smaller room, around 3,000 square feet, for breakouts, VIP receptions, and green rooms. Scale matters here; a few well-chosen plants beat a lot of small ones.
Lobby & entryFirst-impression greenery where badges get scanned and step-and-repeats go up — the part of the building guests photograph.
Outdoor terrace & apronThe waterfront edge for cocktail hours and arrival moments. We spec material that holds up in Embarcadero wind rather than material that only looks good indoors.
Also nearby
Pier 35Pier 48The ExploratoriumFerry BuildingFinancial District ballrooms& the Embarcadero circuit
A hard-edged building, softened properly.
Pier 27 gives you glass, steel, concrete, and a view. What it doesn't give you is warmth, and that's the whole job. We plan the plant scheme around where guests actually stand — the arrival, the bar lines, the photo wall, the stage edge — rather than scattering greenery evenly and hoping. Every order is planned by the same people who style it on the day.
The process
How it works, in four steps.
Tell us about the event
Dates, which room, and the look you want. A floor plan and your production schedule let us quote against real load-in times rather than guessing.
Get a proposal
An itemized proposal with photos of the actual plants, suggested placements, and one clear price.
We install & style
Our crew works your load-in window and fine-tunes the room with you before doors open.
We pick everything up
We strike inside your move-out window, day or night. The plants go back into rotation, not a dumpster.
Who we serve
Who we work with at Pier 27.
Gala & Nonprofit Committees
Entries, auction rooms, and stage framing that photograph well and read from the back of a room that size. Tell us the budget and we'll tell you honestly what it buys.
Agencies & Producers
You own the show file; we're one clean line in it. Proposal with photos of the actual plants, confirmed load-in windows, one invoice.
Corporate Event Teams
Launches, summits, and holiday parties on the water. Greenery that survives a full day of doors and still looks right at the last toast.
Conference Organizers
General sessions, expo floors, and breakout rooms across both levels — delivered to your production schedule and struck on time.
Good to know
Pier 27 questions.
What planners and producers ask us about working events at the pier.
Do you deliver to Pier 27?
Yes. We deliver to Pier 27 for galas, conferences, launches, and activations across both levels, scheduled to your confirmed load-in window. Delivery is billed by scope, and we confirm the window against your production schedule before we quote.
Which rooms at Pier 27 do you work?
All of them — City View on the upper level, the Embarcadero Room below, Bay View for breakouts and VIP space, plus the lobby, entry, and the outdoor waterfront edge. One order can cover several rooms at once, which is usually cheaper than treating them separately.
Can you work the pier's load-in window and same-night strike?
Yes — that's the normal shape of a Pier 27 job. The building turns around quickly between events, so load-in windows are firm and strike is often the same night. Send your production schedule with your request and we'll plan delivery and teardown against the real times.
Can you provide a Certificate of Insurance for Pier 27?
Yes. We're fully insured and send COIs directly to the venue and your production company ahead of load-in, with whatever additional-insured language is required. Send us the requirements and we'll handle the paperwork.
What does plant rental cost for a Pier 27 event?
Pricing is per plant, and one rental price covers your event for up to three days. There's a $3,000 minimum per event, and delivery is billed separately based on your window and the size of the install. A single-room reception typically lands between $3,000 and $6,000; full-building galas and multi-room conferences run larger.
Will plants hold up on the outdoor terrace in Embarcadero wind?
If we spec for it, yes. Waterfront wind is the reason we choose different material outdoors than in — sturdier plants, heavier planters, and lower profiles where the gusts come through. Tell us which areas are outdoors and we'll plan for the exposure rather than discovering it on the day.
Will the plants last a multi-day event without watering?
Yes. We spec hardy material, water and groom everything before it leaves the shop, and one rental price covers up to three days. We don't staff on-site watering during events; for longer runs, ask about a mid-event refresh visit.
How far ahead should we book for Pier 27?
Four to six weeks is ideal, and the fall gala season books out earliest. If your date is sooner than that, ask anyway — we'll tell you straight away what's possible rather than leaving you waiting.
What if a plant gets damaged mid-event?
We swap it. We keep healthy backups in rotation at our shop and schedule replacements around your event hours.
How do deposits and payment work?
A 50% deposit up front so we can source the exact plants and planters your event needs, and the remaining 50% one week before the event. Events fewer than 20 calendar days away are paid in full at booking, since sourcing and scheduling start immediately. No payment is taken before you've seen and approved the proposal.
Still wondering something? Just ask →
Nothing here is disposable. Every plant comes home to our shop, recovers, and goes back out again.
Renting is reusing. One ficus can appear at dozens of events over its lifetime, and nothing ends up in a dumpster when yours is over.
Get in touch
Tell us about
Tell us about
the event.
One room or the whole building — fill out the form or email us directly and we'll reply with next steps and a proposal timeline.
Heads up: we have an order minimum of $3,000 per event.Prefer email?
friends@shopthepreserve.com