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Where can I buy indoor plants online for my home? Tropical Plant Rentals are proud to launch Tropical Plants at Home, our new online plant shop where you can purchase plants from our nursery. We’re offering a free plant delivery service straight from our nursery to your door within the Sydney Metro area. Our Plants...Read More

There’s no doubt that greener offices promote happier and more productive workplaces. When indoor office plants are cared for and nurtured, they are highly beneficial to our health and wellbeing. They contribute to a healthier indoor working environment by providing cleaner air, reduced sickness and stress leave, and increased productivity and job satisfaction. By implementing...Read More

Tropical Plant Rentals would like to acknowledge our valued indoor plant hire and event plant hire clients during this difficult time of concern and uncertainty. Many of us are facing the harsh realities of the Covid-19 pandemic and experiencing life very differently from the norm. Sadly, too many businesses have shut their doors or are...Read More

Is it more beneficial to hire or buy indoor office plants? We are often asked by clients whether it is better for them to hire indoor office plants or for the client to purchase their own plants and take care of the plant maintenance themselves. Regardless of whether you hire or purchase office plants, thriving...Read More

After a very busy start to 2020, we’ve encountered some pretty hot emerging trends for indoor plant hire. We were asked recently what the trending or popular indoor plants for 2020 are. While some have made a huge comeback, there is a lot to be excited about in what will yet unfold as the newest...Read More

Biophilic design creates a happy, healthy workplace. The importance of Biophilic Design in the workplace has become an important aspect in both the design and as-built environment. This is an ever-evolving concept. The built environment can play havoc with our health and wellbeing. An environment devoid of nature, can create detrimental health effects, which is...Read More

With a company ethos committed to reducing our carbon footprint, it is a goal to be carbon positive by mid-2021. This could be achieved by using electric vehicles, solar electricity, and recycled water and materials. We have a carbon offset at Gunnedah, where we will be planting 1,000 trees per year, in conjunction with the...Read More

What a big week it’s been across the board here at Tropical Plant Rentals. Business carried on as usual with our indoor plant hire installations and maintenance of indoor plants and green walls. It’s that festive time of the year again, so our Special Events Team have been super busy installing lots of short term...Read More

What is a Green Wall? A Green Wall is also known as a plant wall, vertical garden, bio-wall or a living wall. It can be free standing or attached to an internal or external wall. Green Walls support and incorporate vegetation in individual containers to combine a complete cover effect of an entire area. Green...Read More

We all thought Green Walls would be a fad 15 years ago. The concept of plants growing vertically inside on a wall. Then there was the question of watering them and the maintenance they would require. We all thought their fate would be imminent. Instead, they have turned out to be the biggest indoor plant...Read More

What is a Green Star rating? The Green Star Rating System is an internationally trusted and recognised sustainability rating system introduced by the Green Building Council of Australia in 2003. This rating system is used for the design, construction and ongoing operation of sustainable buildings and fitouts. It is a voluntary rating system that is...Read More

We would like to introduce you to Tony, a member of our Newcastle Tropical Plant Rentals team. Tony has been part of the Tropical Plant Rentals team for 32 years. What areas do you hire plants to? I supply and maintain indoor office plants to businesses in and around Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and the lower...Read More