About · Silver Spring, MD · Since 1975
Tropical plantspecialistssince 1975.
We design, deliver, and care for tropical greenery for offices, events, and homes across the Baltimore–Washington metro. Family-run from our nursery in Silver Spring.
- Founded1975, Silver Spring, Maryland
- ServingWashington DC, Maryland & Northern Virginia
- RecognitionILEA Esprit Award · six Best Team Awards
- 1975the year we started, and we have not stopped
- 3ways to work with us: commercial, rentals, retail
- ILEAInternational Esprit Award and six Best Team Awards
- 1 daytypical reply time on every quote request
Who chooses us, year after year
- Office managers
- Restaurant owners
- Event planners
- Film & TV producers
- Florists
- Caterers
- Venues & hotels
- Property managers
- Homeowners
Our story
Local specialists for spaces that matter
“The same high-quality care whether your order is large or small.”
The promise we have kept since 1975
We are specialists in tropical plant rental and leasing for offices, commercial spaces, special events, and residential interiors. Plants Alive! offers a wide variety of tropical and flowering plants, trees, and planters for parties, weddings, sporting tournaments, professional meetings, conventions, and banquets.
We are dedicated to efficient, friendly service at reasonable prices, and the same high-quality care whether your order is large or small. That is why office managers, restaurant owners, event planners, film and television producers, florists, and caterers throughout the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan area consistently choose Plants Alive!
Everything starts at our nursery on Layhill Road in Silver Spring: the plants are grown and conditioned here, the crews leave from here, and the person who answers the phone knows the account.
How we work
Four things that have not changed since 1975
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Efficient, friendly service
Crews arrive when they say they will, work quietly, and leave the space cleaner than they found it.
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Reasonable prices
Quotes are itemised and explained. No published catalog pricing means no padding for the average.
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Large or small, same care
A single desk plant gets the same attention as a lobby with forty. The account manager is the same person, too.
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Grown and conditioned here
Plants are acclimatised at our Silver Spring nursery before they go out, so they settle instead of sulk.
Our work
Fifty years of rooms brought to life
Boat shows, lobbies, receptions, and entrances we dress for the date or keep green year-round.
Work with us
Three ways in. One nursery.
Commercial programs, event rentals, or plants for your home. We typically reply within one business day.
Commercial
Offices, lobbies, and workplaces. Design, installation, and weekly care under one plan.
Get a quote
Rentals
Weddings, conventions, parties, and productions. Delivered, staged, and struck by our crew.
Plan an event
Retail
Houseplants and planters for your home, from the same nursery stock our accounts get.
Plants for homeTell us about your project
Let’s talk about your space.
Commercial programs, event rentals, or plants for your home. Send the basics and we will reply within one business day with what would work.
Or just call
301.598.3843