Plant care guide
What an office plant service costs in Denver
Prices for maintenance, installation and design, what changes the price, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
By Kyle Lutze, Certified Colorado Gardener · 12 October 2026 · 7 minute read
The three things you are paying for
Every office plant quote, whoever writes it, is some mix of the same three parts. Knowing which part a number belongs to is the quickest way to compare two quotes that look nothing alike.
Design and the plant list
Someone walks the space, reads the light at each window, and chooses plants that will survive there, not only look good on the day. Our version is a one-page concept board with the plant palette, the containers, and a zone plan, for $150. Larger firms fold this into the install price, which makes it hard to see what the design was worth.
Installation
Delivery, potting, placement and cleanup. We charge $75 an hour of labor and itemize the plants, pottery and soil separately so you can see each line. Expect a six-plant reception area to take one visit of three to four hours. A living wall like the one in the photos below is a full day for two people.
Ongoing maintenance
The recurring visit is where most of the money goes over a year, so look at it hardest. Ours starts at $85 per visit, set by the size of the space and where it is, whether you choose weekly, every other week or monthly.
What moves the price up or down
- Plant count and size. Twenty desk plants take longer than three large floor specimens, even though the specimens cost more to buy.
- Frequency. Weekly costs the most per month and the least per plant, because problems get caught early and nothing is ever replaced.
- Access. A locked building after hours, a loading dock, or a third-floor walk-up all add time.
- Replacement guarantee. Many large contracts include free replacement of any plant that declines. That sounds generous, and it is priced in. We would rather keep the plant alive, which is what the meter readings on every visit are for.
- Rental versus purchase. Some providers rent you the plants and own them forever. The monthly number looks lower, but after a year you have paid for plants you do not own.
What a full visit includes
The difference between a cheap watering stop and a full maintenance visit is what happens besides watering. On our visits, every plant gets a soil moisture reading, so nothing is watered on a calendar. Each plant is checked for pests, dusted, pruned if it needs it, and rotated toward the light. The soil pH and dissolved salt readings are logged, because Denver's hard water pushes both up over time and that is what quietly kills office plants in year two. You get a short written recap after each visit.
A worked example
A Denver office with a reception area, a conference room and a shared kitchen. The design calls for one plant wall, two floor specimens by the glass, and a few plants on shelving.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Concept board and plant list | $150 |
| Install labor, two people, one day | $900 to $1,200 |
| Plants, pottery and soilItemized, varies with what you choose | $1,500 to $4,000 |
| Maintenance visitEvery other week is the usual fit | from $85 per visit |
The plants and pottery line is the one that swings. Three large specimens in good ceramic can cost as much as thirty small plants. We show you the options at each price point before anything is ordered.
Five questions to ask any provider
- Who comes each visit? The same technician, or whoever is on the route?
- Is watering done by schedule or by reading the soil?
- Are the plants mine, or rented?
- Are plants, pots and labor itemized on the quote?
- What happens when a plant declines? Replaced quietly, or diagnosed?
When we are the right fit, and when we are not
We are two people. That means the same technician every visit, published prices, and the owner answering the phone. It also means we are not the right choice for a campus with four hundred plants and a holiday decor program. For offices, salons, showrooms and restaurants in the Denver metro with a few dozen plants or fewer, it is exactly the right size. More on our commercial service, or the full price list.
Related: Fungus gnats in Denver houseplants and how the readings on each visit work.
Get a number for your space
Send a few photos and a rough plant count. The phone consultation is free, and most offices can be budgeted from that alone.