Selecting the right plants for your environment is less about guesswork and more about understanding the quiet dialogue between light, humidity, and leaf. At Temporary Tropics, one of the largest plant rental companies in South Florida, we’ve spent decades curating living environments that don’t just survive—but thrive—from luxury weddings in Palm Beach to large-scale corporate event plant rentals in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

Whether you’re sourcing plants for rent for events, designing an office interior, staging a luxury condo, or planning a trade show, understanding your space is the first step toward unforgettable greenery.

Let’s dig in!

Plant Species of the Month: Yucca Rostrata

Architectural drama, biophilic brilliance, and desert-born elegance—now starring in South Florida event and interior plant design.

At Temporary Tropics, we believe plants should do more than decorate a space—they should define it. As South Florida’s premier party & event plant rental company, serving Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, Pompano, and beyond, we curate live foliage that elevates experiences, improves wellbeing, and delivers unmistakable paradise.

This month, we’re spotlighting a true icon of modern plant design: the Yucca Rostrata.

We’re often looped into projects to help craft coastal vibes - wherein the typical foliage is plants, trees and the likes.

An often overlooked foliage element is unexpected yet assumed - the humble grass, and let me tell you …. grass adds sass.

As a cost-effective and highly impactful alternative to an abundance of lush greens, layering grass within a design will effectively add contrast in both color, shape and texture - its literally a design trifecta while leveraging your budget.

The upsides to grass are infinite - there are so many varieties to feed many theme allowing grass to be multi-faceted while affordable. Our favorite grasses flower - such as White Fontaine, Cloud Grass and Pink Muhly Grass - all which give off a feather like flower in their prime, creating an ethereal look of whimsy while giving grounding. organic vibes at from their roots.

At Temporary Tropics, we utilize grass as an accent piece and when called for a statement piece - let’s explore the possibilities of what can be for your next event.

It’s a monumental sport showcase for the NHL - the NHL Winter Classic is significant because it blends hockey tradition, spectacle, and marketing in a way no other regular-season NHL game does.

Hockey was originally played outdoors on frozen ponds and lakes. The Winter Classic recreates that heritage, connecting modern fans to the sport’s origins. The NHL Winter Classic isn’t just a game—it’s a celebration of hockey’s past, present, and future, designed to elevate the sport beyond the regular season.

When Temporary Tropics was looped in to supply live foliage and props - we were elated to support the Event Producers + Designers.

Live foliage rentals for such a large-scale production involves in-depth assessment of the plants that will thrive in the space while serving function + form within budget.

The 2026 NHL Winter Classic took place in Miami, Fl, in the open-air Loan Depot Park, where the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers competed for the win - organically, the theme developed to be a sand versus snow concept - witty and on-brand.

The theme was further entrenched in it’s setting with contrasting tones of pink + blues, which is also the prevalent colors for a Miami Vice theme.

It was imperative that we provide live foliage and props that fed into the theme seamlessly - and we answered to the call.

We styled the stadium with 12’ H Coconut Palms, Chinese Fan Palms, tall Adis, King Sago Palms and Pygmy Date Palms , Long-Leaf Pines and a variety of grass - together the plants perfectly emitted essences of New York winters’ and Miami summers’, in one space at one time.

As for props, we utilized our faux boulder rocks while jazzing them up to theme. Our talented production team treated the faux boulder rocks with sand and popcorn ceiling spray to give the effect of sand-covered rocks and snow-topped boulders.

Every detail of the 2026 NHL Winter Classic’s design was carefully curated by our Clients, we were honored to be called upon to supply the live foliage and props for an esteemed event such as the 2026 NHL Winter Classic

Palms on the beach is OUR thing, we are at the end of the day a live foliage rental agency in Florida.

What sets us apart from our contemporaries is experience, tact and guarantee in service - which is quintessential when it comes to setting plants in areas of liability: like windy spaces.

We pride ourselves on setting our installs with the utmost functionality + form in conjunction with aesthesis - inclusive of inclement conditions.

For this project, we were tasked to set plants in what was essentially a wind-tunnel on a golf course - our solution was to use our proprietary, secure set up that kept the plants in place all day in the face of winds exceeding 15+ MPH.

At Temporary Tropics, we study our craft and ensure your experience with our live foliage rentals is a quite literally a breeze!

Temporary Tropics was looped into a very special project where our Clients wanted to create a flow of palms as directional indicators in a large South Florida stadium, which has tall ceilings with ample space.

The challenge here was to create flow without breaking the budget - we could not use too many plants as it would drive the budget up and the plants needed to be grand enough to take up space while creating a path.

Temporary Tropics was trusted with the task to deliver without skipping a beat - and we did!

Even in South Florida, winter can be a challenging season for tropical plants. While we don’t face snow, cooler nights, fluctuating temperatures, and reduced daylight can stress tropical foliage—especially plants used for event plant rentals, interior landscaping, corporate plant rentals, and home staging plant rentals.

For businesses, property managers, hotels, HOAs, and real estate professionals who rely on lush greenery to elevate spaces, proper winter care is essential. At your South Florida plant rental company, understanding how tropical plants respond during winter ensures vibrant, healthy foliage for weddings, trade shows, office plant leasing programs, and luxury real estate staging throughout the season.

Below are expert-backed winter care strategies designed specifically for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and statewide Florida plant rentals.

A Sculptural Favorite for Event Plant Rentals & Interior Landscaping in South Florida. When it comes to event plant rentals in South Florida, few plants offer the dramatic elegance, durability, and design versatility of the Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata). Whether styled for a corporate event in Miami, a luxury wedding in Palm Beach, a trade show in Fort Lauderdale, or used in office plant leasing and interior landscaping, this iconic plant delivers instant impact with minimal maintenance.

As one of South Florida’s premier party & event plant rental companies, we select plant species that elevate spaces while thriving in Florida’s unique climate—and the Ponytail Palm consistently tops that list.

Christmas trees are synonymous with the Holidays, making it a critical component to any Holiday decor. With the ever-increasing concern of operating with sustainable measures, we find it important to offer Christmas Tree decor options that are carbon-neutral and leave close to zero waste. 

This is the Case of Exploring Sustainable Holiday Decor Options with a focus on sustainable Christmas Tree decor. We’re highlighting options that include trees made entirely from organic materials to trees made entirely by plants and lastly having the option to decorate trees with sustainable materials like Spanish Moss and preserved wisteria.

Live foliage rentals on a yacht might feel counter-intuitive, however, it is one of the most intuitive decor elements to bring along for your yacht event. 

Contrary to some belief who feel the yacht in itself is the destination, - Clients need stimuli, entertainment, and sensory experiences even on the most refined yachts. A cost-effective way to transform the most exciting of places is live foliage rentals. Plants on a yacht function to both highlight features and conceal areas that are deemed BOH or non-esthetic. 

You’ve decided to book a yacht for an upcoming event - LOVE, this is a wonderful way to treat Guests and Clients to a wonderful evening. What’s next? There’s so much to plan for the yacht soiree - from food, to entertainment then there’s decor. An area often left neglected when planning a yacht event is the dock decor. 

Events are now seen as an experience from their entrances, often before the entrances. Utilizing our premium plant rentals as part of your decor [or even as the only decor] is a solid solution to providing a grand entrance appeal without the grand price tag to accompany it. 

Without any offense taken, unless the event is themed for a lot of greenery, live foliage is usually one of the last elements sourced for an event or set. Ironically, premium plant rentals are one of the quickest and most cost-effective solutions to transform a space - so why do we so often take the back seat? The answer usually lies within budget restrictions or not understanding the need for live foliage rentals until the need arises. 

Introducing our Holiday-inspired live foliage options.

Options are available as-is,

or we may dress up the trees and plants with decor of choice - sustainable + traditional decor options available.

Your Client [or You] is on a budget for your upcoming event, wherein you're looking for a meaningful element to bring impact + presence to your entrance. You need a strong element for a fraction of the cost of traditional decor entrances - the solution:

LIVE FOLIAGE TUNNEL ENTRANCES

Regardless of the lens you're working with, count on us to help make your community service-based initiatives happen.

Simply upgrade the rental service order to a purchase order and choose your donation destination - or we'll choose for you, our default is Nursing Homes, Schools and Hospitals.

We got you covered for those tall stage fronts -we’ll bring the shortie palms and plants to dress up the stall stages. Best on stages over 5’ H.

One of the core principles in our services is the ability to transform any space with live foliage packages. We often have the opportunity to use our premium plant and tree rentals as a cinematic catalyst for any space.

It's a Commercial + Residential Property tale as old as time: thousands, if not millions, are spent on exterior landscaping, leaving a next-to-nothing budget for the interior-scape.