Plant rentals for events · Washington, DC

Beautiful plants for your Washington, DC event. We handle the rest.

We rent plants for conferences, trade shows, launches, and corporate events across Washington, DC. Your plants are sourced and staged in the Mid-Atlantic, delivered and installed by our crew — so they arrive fresh and local, styled by the shop that's built stages for Meta, Hyundai, KPMG, and Reuters.

Fully insured Projects from $3,000 to $100K+ Across Washington, DC
Inside The Preserve's San Jose shop, with peach walls, boucle chairs, and tall rental plants
Our shop in San JoseThe point of view behind every room we style.

Past clients include

Meta Splunk Cisco San Jose Earthquakes Cathay Innovation Reuters OpenAI QuantumScape KPMG Hyundai
The work

A look at our recent work.

Every photo here is real: our plants at events we've styled, staged homes, and our own shop. 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.
Corporate event floor with fiddle-leaf figs framing the stage and lounge seating
ConferenceFiddle-leaf figs framing the stage at a corporate all-hands.
Full service, start to finish

What we take care of.

Your job is to tell us the room and the look. Ours is that the plants show up on time, hold up all week, and vanish before your move-out deadline.

No. 1

Delivery & install

We work your venue's move-in window — dock times, freight elevators, security check-ins, early calls — and place every plant to your floor plan.

No. 2

On-site styling

Before doors open we walk the room with you and move anything that isn't sitting right. Rooms always read differently once they're built.

No. 3

Pickup & teardown

We collect everything inside your strike window. Nothing to store, nothing to return, nothing left on the floor for your GC to deal with.

No. 4

Insured & papered

Fully insured, with COIs sent straight to your venue in whatever format it demands. Convention floors, museums, and association offices are particular; we handle it.

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.

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
Where we work

Venues across Washington, DC.

Convention floors, landmark halls, museums, hotel ballrooms, waterfront rooms, and association headquarters. If your venue isn't here, it almost certainly still works — ask.

Walter E. Washington Convention CenterTrade shows and conferences across the exhibit halls, ballrooms, and meeting levels, planned around your exhibitor manual and GC's move-in schedule.
Marriott Marquis Washington, DCThe Marquis Ballroom and conference rooms beside the convention center, with every delivery built around the hotel's dock and event schedule.
Ronald Reagan BuildingGalas, conferences, and receptions in the Atrium, ballroom, and meeting spaces, with the building's access requirements handled in the load-in plan.
National Building MuseumStatement trees and layered greenery scaled for the Great Hall, its soaring Corinthian columns, and the museum's smaller reception rooms.
Mellon AuditoriumFormal dinners, awards nights, and brand events in the monumental auditorium and its columned arrival spaces.
Union StationGreenery for the Main Hall, private rooms, and receptions beneath one of the city's most recognizable interiors.
The Wharf & Capitol RiverfrontWaterfront receptions, hotel ballrooms, terraces, and event rooms from the Southwest Waterfront to Navy Yard.
Union MarketDock5 and the creative spaces around the market district — flexible rooms that take canopies, statement trees, and layered lounge planting especially well.
Landmark hotels & association officesThe Willard InterContinental, Conrad Washington, DC, Salamander Washington DC, and headquarters rooms across Downtown, Dupont Circle, and Capitol Hill.

Delivering across

Mount Vernon SquareDowntownPenn QuarterShawNoMaUnion MarketCapitol HillNavy YardThe WharfSouthwest WaterfrontGeorgetownDupont CircleEmbassy RowAdams MorganColumbia HeightsWashington, DC addresses only
The process

How it works, in four steps.

Tell us about the space

Dates, venue, booth or room number, and the look you want. A floor plan helps; send the exhibitor manual too if the venue has one.

10 minutes of your time

Get a proposal

An itemized proposal with photos of the actual plants, suggested placements, and one clear price — including the Washington, DC delivery and labor line.

$3,000 event minimum

We install & style

Our crew works your move-in window and fine-tunes the room with you before doors open.

You approve, we adjust

We pick everything up

We strike and haul everything out before your move-out deadline. The plants go back into rotation, not a dumpster.

Nothing for you to clean up
Service area

Georgetown to Capitol Hill,
and down to the waterfront.

We cover event addresses across Washington, DC — from Northwest hotel and museum rooms to Northeast creative venues and the Southwest and Capitol Riverfront waterfronts. Your plants are sourced and staged in the Mid-Atlantic, so nothing travels further than it should before it reaches your venue.

Mount Vernon Square & DowntownThe convention center, Marriott Marquis, landmark hotels, and association headquarters through the central business district.
Penn Quarter & the monumental coreThe Reagan Building, Mellon Auditorium, National Building Museum, Union Station, and museum reception rooms.
Georgetown, Dupont & Embassy RowHotel ballrooms, galleries, residences, and institutional rooms across Northwest Washington.
NoMa to the waterfrontUnion Market and Capitol Hill, then Navy Yard, Capitol Riverfront, The Wharf, and the Southwest Waterfront.

For now, we quote Washington, DC addresses only. Send the exact venue and we'll confirm the route and load-in plan.

Also serving

We work the Bay Area out of our own San Jose shop.

Good to know

Washington, DC questions.

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

Do you serve all of Washington, DC?

Yes. We quote event addresses across the District, from Georgetown, Dupont Circle, and Mount Vernon Square through Downtown, Penn Quarter, Capitol Hill, NoMa, Union Market, Navy Yard, and the Southwest Waterfront. We are keeping this page's service promise to DC proper for now. Tell us your venue and we'll confirm the route and load-in plan.

Which Washington venues do you deliver to?

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Building, National Building Museum, Mellon Auditorium, Union Station, waterfront venues at The Wharf, Union Market's Dock5, landmark hotels, and association headquarters across the District. Loading docks, freight elevators, and early calls are a normal part of the plan.

How much does event plant rental cost in Washington, DC?

Pricing is per plant, and one rental price covers your event for up to three days. There's a $3,000 minimum per event. Delivery and setup are billed separately based on your venue, its access rules, your move-in window, and the size of the install. Most Washington 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 Washington event?

Four to six weeks is ideal, and larger builds want more. Spring association meetings, the fall conference calendar, and December's holiday events can compress delivery and install windows across Downtown. 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 Walter E. Washington Convention Center?

Yes — the exhibit halls, ballrooms, and meeting levels. We work to the show's move-in and move-out schedule and build the plan around the exhibitor manual, general contractor, dock instructions, and any labor rules in effect for your event. Send the manual and booth number with your request so the quote reflects the real access window rather than a guess.

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

Yes, if we choose for the exposure. Washington summers are hot and humid, which many tropicals like, but hard afternoon sun, thunderstorms, and wind on rooftops or the waterfront change what we use and where we place it. Cold-weather events call for protected load-ins and indoor placements for tender material. 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 at Union Market, The Wharf, hotel event floors, museums, and unexpected rooms all work the same way: send the layout and the look, we send a proposal with photos of the actual plants. We're an events business, not a set-dressing house — we rent and install rather than sell or build.

What does full service include?

Delivery, installation and styling to your floor plan, a walk-through with you before doors open, then full teardown and pickup after. You never lift, store, or return anything. The one thing we don't do is stay on site to water during your event, so we pick and prep plants that look their best for the whole rental.

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

Yes. We're fully insured for every event and provide Certificates of Insurance on request. Send us your venue's insurance requirements — Washington convention, museum, hotel, and institutional venues often have specific limits, additional-insured language, and access instructions — and we'll handle the paperwork directly with them.

What if a plant gets damaged during my event?

Tell us right away. For larger builds we plan backup stock with the install; otherwise replacement timing depends on the plant, venue access, and the remaining service window. Because the material is sourced and staged in the Mid-Atlantic, we'll give you the fastest realistic option available from inside the region.

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. We invoice — no payment is taken before you've seen and approved the proposal.

Do you rent plants for home staging in Washington, DC?

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.

Still wondering something? Just ask →

Nothing here is disposable. Every plant goes home to its greenhouse, 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
the space.

If you'd like us on your Washington event, fill out the form or email us directly. We currently quote venues and event addresses inside Washington, DC.

Heads up: we have an order minimum of $3,000 per event. The Preserve's reception desk beneath an arch of ferns and pothos, with a neon sign on a peach wall

A real person replies within one business day.