Walk into any thoughtfully designed commercial space, and you'll feel it before you can name it. The decor in such spaces is never random. And neither is the chosen greenery.
In most cases, the commercial plants you see are part of a visual language that tells visitors exactly who the business is and what kind of experience is on offer. And nowadays, we see an influx of high-quality artificial plants in various commercial spaces.
In 2026, artificial plants for commercial interiors have evolved far beyond decoration. Now, they're a brand strategy tool, and the smartest businesses are treating them as such.
So, if you’re about to do an office fitout, refresh a retail floor, or design a hospitality space from scratch, you’ll need to know what type of faux greenery to choose so that it serves as a deliberate extension of your brand identity.
Read on for how to get it right.
Why Use Artificial Plants for Your Branding?
Every design element in your space, from your color palette to your furniture to your signage, communicates something to the people who enter it.
Artificial plants work the same way.
The right faux greenery reinforces credibility, supports your aesthetic, and creates the sensory consistency that can make your brand look consistent and trustworthy.
But when the choice is wrong, you may instead create subtle visual dissonance, i.e., a feeling that something is "off," even if your visitors can't articulate why.
High-quality commercial artificial plants are engineered to be ultra-realistic, UV-resistant, and built to perform in demanding environments. When you're investing in faux greenery at this level, the decision deserves the same intentionality you bring to every other aspect of your brand.
Tips to Use Artificial Plants For Your Brand Type
While there’s no objectively “best” choice for any brand, there are a few considerations you should pay attention to so that you achieve the look you want.
Our decades of experience with decorating with artificial plants means we’ve seen our fair share of faux plants that work spectacularly in the space, and others that should be swapped out.
For commercial clients, our design experts recommend products based on the aesthetic of the brand. While we prefer working with pictures of the space for bespoke suggestions and a quote, here are a few general suggestions for the most common types of brands we see:
Minimal brands
If your brand lives in clean lines, white space, and the beauty of restraint, your artificial plants should too.
Our team serves minimal brands with sculptural plants with strong, simple silhouettes. Think faux boxwood topiaries or artificial structured hedge panels. For these spaces, the goal is a plant that feels designed intentionally - a space where every item needs to be there.
Avoid anything overly bushy, trailing, or wildly textural, because that complexity will undermine the minimalism and steal the thunder. Instead, look for greenery with a clear geometric quality: balls, cubes, or flat panels with uniform density.
For example, take the Artificial Rose Clover Topiary Ball set. As a set of 2, you can place them in planters on each side of a door for a clean and symmetrical look. This way, you get exactly what you need: stunning greenery that adds to the space.
Luxury brands
Luxury communicates richness. It's layered, textured, and deeply considered. Your plants should carry the same weight.
For high-end retail, boutique hospitality, or premium professional services, the ideal artificial plant selection leans into lush, deep-toned foliage like dark forest greens, layered leaf textures, and arrangements that feel abundant. Where minimal brands subtract, luxury brands add.
Artificial green walls are a particularly powerful tool for luxury environments. A floor-to-ceiling installation of layered, realistic faux foliage creates an immersive display, the kind of brand experience that gets remembered and photographed. It also signals investment, craftsmanship, and permanence.
Take the Dark Green Extra Dense Artificial Wall as an example. Since it’s DIY-friendly, you can easily replicate the depth of a living wall without any maintenance burden. It's the kind of installation that can improve a lobby, VIP lounge, or flagship retail space.
Wellness brands
Spas, yoga studios, mental health practices, health food retailers, etc., are in the business of making people feel calm, cared for, and at ease. The faux plants you choose must support that state.
Soft, lighter-toned foliage works best here. Ferns, trailing ivy, delicate mixed-leaf panels, and anything that reads as gentle and organic rather than structured and imposing. The texture should invite touch, the tones should feel close to nature, and the overall effect should be that the room breathes.
Avoid anything too dark, too stiff, or too perfectly geometric. Wellness greenery should feel abundant, alive, and as close to the real thing as possible. We suggest the Luxury Country Fern Artificial Vertical Garden as an excellent choice for wellness environments because its layered fern foliage has a softness and natural movement that adds to that calming effect.
Alternatively, you can use the organic look of our Evergreen Triptych set to get the same effect with 3 different panels.
Tech brands
Tech brands occupy an interesting design space because they need to feel innovative and forward-thinking, but also precise, reliable, and controlled.
Plants that reflect this aesthetic have clear architectural form: structured, geometric, and deliberately chosen. Think vertical garden panels with uniform texture, box hedging with crisp edges, or topiaries that feel more like design objects.
The goal is biophilic without being bohemian, i.e., greenery that signals even the nature in this building follows good design principles. We often see tech brands decorating their building exteriors, so we recommend faux hedges like the Premium Bright Long-lead Artificial Hedge to create a clean visual — structured and satisfying in the way good systems always are.
Hospitality brands
Hospitality brands sell an experience. Whether it's a boutique hotel, a rooftop bar, or a farm-to-table restaurant, the environment is the product, while the greenery plays a central role in creating it.
The goal in hospitality spaces is warmth and immersion. So, we suggest using tropical foliage, layered textures, and plants that make a space feel like somewhere.
Our collection houses a bevy of artificial plants mimicking tropical foliage, but a good option for hospitality is the Luxury Tropical Vista Artificial Vertical Garden. Its richly layered tropical foliage transforms any dining room, terrace, or bar interior into an environment guests want to linger in.
Alternatively, you can use artificial hanging plants around windows or from the ceiling to capture a jungle-like appearance that few commercial spaces can pull off.
Creative brands
Creative agencies, concept stores, and independent boutiques thrive on personality. The design language is expressive, curated, and intentionally surprising. Safe choices don't work here.
This is where you push further. Hanging disc installations, bold statement leaves, mixed foliage with dramatic shapes. In other words, you need greenery that doubles as art and stops people mid-step.
For these spaces, we love seeing products like the Silver Framed Roof Hanging Disc with Tropical Foliage because it’s sculptural, modern, and conversation-worthy. Cluster a few above a counter or in a window display, and you've got an editorial moment that photographs beautifully and never wilts.
Or, if you’re bold enough, you can follow our client’s lead and deck out the entire space with faux artificial green wall panels and make the fauxliege the focal point.
Finishing Thoughts
The brands that get this right don't think about artificial plants as office decor. They think about them the way they think about signage, furniture, or their website - as a surface where brand identity either comes together or falls apart.
When you choose faux greenery that genuinely aligns with your brand's visual language, the space starts to feel coherent.
Visitors feel it. Your team feels it. And the brand becomes something you can touch.
Explore our full range and start thinking about your plants the way the best brands already do: as part of the strategy.
Need help choosing the right greenery for your space? We offer free consultations for commercial projects so you can get bespoke advice for your space.
