How to Choose an Interior Landscape Company

Are you interested in finding an interior landscape company to care for your plants in your office or at home? There usually are not many companies from which to choose. Some plant care companies only do service at commercial locations. Some do both commercial and residential. Some do green walls and some do not. Many also do exterior containers and holiday decorating. That narrows things down a little bit. Ask about the services that you would like when you contact an interior landscape company.

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I have worked for three different interior landscape companies and, I must say, there were BIG differences in these companies. Two were quite good and one was really bad.

Office plants at window in an interior landscape.

The people who actually take care of your plants are the ones you will see on a regular basis. If they don’t have a good support system behind them, they will have problems. For instance, plants that are not properly cared for before going to accounts can cause big trouble.

Having healthy, good looking interior plants is what you want, right? Of course it is, so a company that does not properly care for its plants before they show up in your office is not giving you what you are paying for.

The best interior landscape company I worked for was very good at getting things done. The owner supplied company vehicles to all employees, making sure all accounts would get the service they were paying for. They maintained their own greenhouses, ensuring there were always tropical plants available to use for replacements and new installations. Everything was done with expediency. I could order a plant for a replacement and that plant would be on the account the next week. That is as it should be. If you have an interior plant care service and they take more than 2 weeks to get a replacement plant to you, you should definitely be using a different interior landscape service.

The worst interior landscape company I worked for was just the opposite. I could order a plant for a replacement and there were times that plant was never replaced. The plants in the warehouse were not well cared for and often looked bad or they would die soon after going to an account. Sometimes I got so frustrated, I would go buy a plant at the local store for a replacement.

This company never had supplies for me, I had to buy them myself. This company also charged based on what they thought you would pay. The owner/salesperson would sometimes mark items up 700% to make bigger sales totals. There was no rhyme or reason in the operation of that company. What a nightmare! You will not find that company in my list of interior landscape companies.

One thing you might want to do before picking a service, if you have the time, is ask for the names of a current customers where you can see the quality of plants and service. Malls, the lobby of a commercial building, a restaurant or hotel, many of these places have interior landscape services. Go in alone, walk through, and look for plants that have healthy looking foliage, plants that are clean and don’t have yellow or brown leaves on them. If you see plants covered in dust, dead and dying leaves, you might want to avoid that plant care company.

I know that some interior landscape companies want you to sign a long term contract. This, of course, obligates you to stay with that company or pay a price. Be sure to get some assurance that if the service is not worth paying for, you can cancel with no extra cost to you. Usually, you will be asked to give the interior landscape company thirty days notice before you terminate the service.

The infrastructure of the interior landscape company that you do business with is the most important for getting what you pay for. The person that comes to your business to care for your plants and flowers each service visit is also important. I can tell you from experience that it is not an easy job. If your plant care person does a good job for you, let them know it. I hope that you find a good interior landscape company to take care of your plants!