At a glance, buying plants may seem easier. You can make a one-time investment and buy office plants online through big retailers such as Amazon and IKEA. And it can’t be too hard to keep them alive, right?

Not necessarily. If you want the right plants for your space, to take the stress out of maintenance, and all the benefits of an ongoing relationship, office plant renting is the smarter option. 

Get more for your money by renting

Ordering office plants online can be tricky—plants are living things that don’t travel well in cardboard boxes, often arriving damaged. While affordable office plants are available from many retailers, cheaper options, like those from IKEA, are often low quality and may die quickly due to suboptimal growing conditions. 

Instead, opting to rent office plants through an office plant hire or subscription service offers numerous benefits. These services provide regular maintenance and replacements for wilting plants, ensuring your greenery always looks fresh. Renting is more cost-effective, especially for high-density designs, and offers tax advantages over buying. Plus, plant rental services often include extra perks like plant care workshops, pop-up stores, and personalized plants for special occasions.

Plant rentals include design services

When buying, office managers spend considerable time researching the right plants for their space. If you get it wrong the plants might not survive, and you’ll have to cover the cost of replacing them. With office plant rental, all of this is handled for you. Of course when you buy plants for the office you can pay for curation as well, but you’ll have to shell out again if you change location. 

By renting plants, you benefit from bespoke designs tailored to your company brand, rather than settling for random pots. Let experts curate and install a beautiful selection of plants that complement your workspace, ensuring your office sends the right message to employees, investors, and future talent. Plant rental offers a comprehensive service with added perks, such as free office moves, allowing your greenery to grow and evolve alongside your company.

Indoor plants need care and maintenance

Plants are living organisms that require varying care and conditions to thrive. When you buy your own greenery, you’ll have to arrange indoor plant care services as well. The additional cost of an office plant watering service and other maintenance fees can quickly rack up.

If you don’t hire someone to water the plants, you’ll have to take care of it yourself. You might be confident in your skills with a watering can—but proper plant care involves more than just remembering to give them a drink every now and then. 

There are lots of factors to think about, from temperature and humidity to repotting, fertilizing, and pruning. This is specialist knowledge and should be managed by experts. Rent your office plants and let professionals take care of this business, so you can get on with yours.

Rent plants, support sustainability

Cut back on waste by renting your office plants and help fight the climate crisis. When buying office plants online, the excessive packaging and carbon emissions of transportation is damaging to the environment. 

Office plant renting can turn your workplace into an indoor forest without the environmental cost. If you want to redesign your space or move office—or if you’re simply done with your plants—instead of throwing them away, the rental company will take them off your hands. The plants will be loaned to other spaces once you’ve finished with them, so nothing goes to waste.