Commercial Spaces

Biophilic office installations, living displays & maintenance

Plant schemes for offices, studios, cafés and hotels, specified from light readings, grown in our peat-free substrates and maintained by horticultural technicians every fortnight.

Peace lilies in bright planters on an open-plan office bench
Rental & maintenance pricing

Simple per-display rates

£5.50

per month · ex-VAT

Desk & shelf displays

£15

per month · ex-VAT

Medium floor & trough displays

£22

per month · ex-VAT

Architectural specimens 150–220cm

£125

minimum per month · ex-VAT

Includes fortnightly visits

What a scheme includes

  • Survey and specification: light readings at every position, a plant schedule with botanical names and sizes, and planter options.
  • Installation: plants grown on and acclimatised at our nursery, delivered and placed out of hours if needed.
  • Fortnightly technician visits: watering calibrated with moisture meters, cleaning, pruning, feeding and turning.
  • Biological pest management: beneficial insects instead of sprays in occupied spaces.
  • 100% replacement guarantee: any plant that declines is swapped on the next visit at no charge.

Why peat-free substrate matters in offices

Office plants mostly die from too much water, given by well-meaning staff, by cleaners, or by over-generous maintenance. Planting every display in our high-AFP bark and mineral blends gives roots air even when someone pours in a mug of water, and the clear inner pots let technicians see moisture at a glance. It is the same reason our home customers lose fewer plants.

Plants for real office conditions

Deep-plan floors and north light suit Aglaonema, Zamioculcas and Epipremnum. Offices with windows on two sides can carry Philodendron, Dracaena and Calathea in self-watering troughs. Glazed façades and atria support architectural Ficus, Monstera on moss poles and Kentia palms. See our low-light Aglaonema guide and use the light finder for a first look at your space.

Hospitality and retail

For cafés, restaurants and hotels we design trailing displays, living shelving and statement specimens that cope with door draughts and fluctuating heating, and schedule visits outside service hours.

FAQs

Questions we are asked most

Still unsure? Email care@growtropic.co.uk with a photo of the plant and its roots — the nursery team replies Monday to Thursday.

Which areas do you cover?

Installations and maintenance are run from York for Yorkshire and the North, and through partner horticultural technicians in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Ask for a survey and we will confirm coverage for your postcode.

What contract length do you need?

Rental schemes run on 36-month agreements, which is what allows plants and planters to be included in the monthly fee. Maintenance-only contracts for plants you already own run month to month after a three-month minimum.

Will the plants survive our office?

They are chosen for it. We take light readings at every planned position during the survey and specify plants that will tolerate the reading, the heating and the air conditioning. Plants are grown on in our own peat-free substrates, which resist the overwatering that kills most office plants, and anything that declines is replaced free under a rental contract.

Can you work with our interior designer?

Yes. We regularly work from designers’ drawings and planter specifications, supply plant schedules with sizes and Latin names for tender documents, and can grow on specimens to a size and shape agreed months in advance.