Plant Leasing for Corporate Design

Plant leasing is a fantastic way for businesses and commercial venues to bring the beauty of nature indoors, providing the extensive benefits of green plants to their employees and guests. No matter the setting, space, or floorplan, you can create a captivating landscape with the same advantages and emotional impact as being outdoors. Here are some basic principles designers use to design and install indoor plants, trees, and living walls for area businesses.

1. Proportion and Scale: When determining the appropriate plant design, the size of space should be taken into account. The plants should fit not only the room’s size but also where it is placed within that room. A huge plant can overtake the room, but it may be appropriate in an atrium or lobby. A small desktop plant can disappear in too large of a space but may be ideal for reception desks or wall dividers. If placing plants close to windows or outside doors, consider any plants growing just outside to create a cohesive connection.
2. Form: Interior plant designers understand that every plant represents a three-dimensional shape that interacts with the space around it. Plant forms include weeping, columnar, round, pyramidal and vase shaped.
3. Repetition: When elements are repeated in design, they begin to form patterns. Applying the concept of repetition when installing plants will vary based on the style of the architecture and decor. Still, plants with a similar form will achieve a pleasing visual effect.
4. Focal point: Creating a natural focal point means choosing a plant that attracts attention to itself – whether due to its size, form, or color. If you have space that you want to draw the eye to, place a large specimen plant or indoor tree.
5. Texture: A plant’s surfaces (leaves, stems, and flowers) can be smooth or fuzzy, coarse or fine. The plant may showcase spikes or bold colors that attract attention, or feature subtle shoots that blend into the office’s decor. Just as interior designers recommend mixing and matching textile colors and textures to build interest in a room, plant designers will utilize varying textures to develop the right ambiance or aesthetic.
6. Color: One sure way to create a striking interior landscape is to incorporate pops of color. A little color can go a long way and pick up on the colors and shades used elsewhere in the space.
7. Balance: Balanced plant placement will create a pleasing, symmetrical aesthetic that can act as a frame or guide foot traffic. Designers will imagine an invisible centerline, and place plants deliberately on either side of the line to create balance. It is important to note that plants on each side of the line do not need to be identical. Placing the same approximate plant mass and visual weight on each side will achieve the same effect.

Putting It All Together – The Tropex Difference

Considering all these “rules” regarding plant placement in a commercial building may seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. Hiring Tropex professionals to design and install plants and other natural decor in your building is a smart move. Not only can they help you choose the right plants for your environment, but they will install and maintain the plants to ensure quality – from the day they arrive until they are removed.

Tropex will care for the plants while they are at your location, change designs for holidays or special events and even replace any plants that fail to thrive. Call today for a consultation and to learn more about how indoor plants can accentuate and elevate your building’s look.