Biophilic Design and Interior Plantscaping — Des Moines, Iowa

Living environments, designed with architectural intent.

Trendy Gardener is a design-led biophilic studio creating interior plantscapes, living walls, preserved botanical installations, and professionally managed plant programs for commercial spaces and private residences. Every composition is developed for the architecture, the operating conditions, and the standard the finished environment must maintain over time.

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Custom preserved moss wall in a high-end private residence in Des Moines.

Living Design Begins with the Space—and Defines How It Is Experienced.

Trendy Gardener approaches plants as an active design medium—one that shapes how a space looks, feels, and functions. Through considered plant compositions, integrated installations, architectural planters, living walls, and preserved botanical elements, we create environments that feel intentional, immersive, and deeply connected to nature.

The strongest living environments do more than add greenery. They establish scale, soften architecture, guide movement, define zones, create rhythm, and influence the overall experience of a space. Every installation is developed around the realities of the environment, including light, circulation, proportion, materiality, irrigation, access, and long-term horticultural care. The result is living design that feels resolved from the beginning and continues performing over time.

A complete biophilic design partner

  • Commercial Interior Plantscaping

    Site-specific plant and planter programs for offices, hospitality, healthcare, retail, multifamily, and other client-facing commercial interiors. Available as purchased installations, managed maintenance programs, or qualifying plant-leasing structures.

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  • Luxury residential plant design for The Greater Des Moines Metro provided by Trendy Gardener's expert staff of horticulturalists.

    Residential Interior Plant Design

    Sculptural plant compositions for private homes, developed around the room, the architecture, the client’s routines, and the visual language of the interior.

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  • Modern residential hallway featuring a custom preserved moss wall installation with dimensional black display boxes, preserved mood moss, preserved sheet moss, and preserved ferns creating a dramatic biophilic feature wall.

    Living Walls and Preserved Botanical Features

    Engineered living-wall systems and custom preserved moss installations for projects that require a concentrated architectural statement.

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  • Elegant 8-stem *Phalaenopsis* orchid Waterfall display arranged in a premium vessel for luxury lobbies, executive offices, and upscale interiors.

    Professional Horticultural Services

    Commercial plant maintenance and discreet residential plant concierge programs that protect plant health, presentation, and the integrity of the original design.

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Designed beyond installation day

A plantscape should not peak on the day it is photographed. It should continue to fit the room, perform within the environment, and meet the expected presentation standard months and years later. We specify each installation with that reality in mind.

When live plants are not appropriate for the available light, maintenance access, or operating conditions, we say so. The right recommendation may be a preserved botanical wall, a different plant strategy, supplemental lighting, or a more controlled system. Honest specification produces better work.

Trendy Gardener's accountable process from concept through care

  • 01 Assess

    Assess the architecture, natural and supplemental light, HVAC conditions, circulation, access, and project goals.

  • 02 Develop

    Develop the plant palette, specimen scale, planter and vessel direction, placement plan, and ownership model.

  • 03 Install

    Source, prepare, deliver, and install every element with appropriate liners, drainage, substrates, and surface protection.

  • 04 Maintain

    Maintain the finished environment through scheduled horticultural service, replacements, rotations, and seasonal adjustments.
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Industries we serve

  • Bronze planters seen from inside the patio, separating cafe tables from the public sidewalk beyond

    Hospitality and Restaurants

    Dining rooms, patios, bars and guest-facing spaces where the planting has to look considered every service, not only on opening night.

    Hospitality and restaurant plant design 
  • Refined corporate lobby downtown Des Moines with tall sculptural plants, oversized vessels, and layered greenery that soften hard surfaces and create a welcoming first impression for guests and teams.

    Corporate Offices

    Reception areas, lobbies, workstation neighbourhoods and executive floors — planted for the building’s actual light and held to standard on a service schedule.

    Corporate office plantscaping 
  • Custom living wall with built-in recirculating irrgation for The Hearing Doctors of Iowa seating area in Ankeny. Designed, installed, and maintained by Trendy Gardener.

    Healthcare and Wellness

    Waiting rooms, treatment corridors and wellness interiors, specified around cleaning protocols, infection control and quiet service access.

    Healthcare and wellness biophilic design 
  • Interior Plantscaping installation by Trendy Gardener

    Property Management and Multifamily

    Lobbies, amenity floors and leasing spaces kept to one consistent standard across a portfolio, with a single accountable point of contact.

    Property management plant services 
  • Architectural specification support with planter drawings, living wall feasibility planning, and early infrastructure coordination for seamless installation.

    Architects and Interior Designers

    Specification support, planter drawings, living-wall feasibility and infrastructure coordination — early enough to be built rather than retrofitted.

    Trade and specification support 
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Serving Des Moines, Central Iowa, and select destination projects

Trendy Gardener serves commercial and residential clients throughout Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Waukee, Urbandale, Clive, Johnston, Norwalk, and surrounding Central Iowa communities. Select preserved moss walls, botanical art commissions, and design collaborations are available regionally and nationwide.

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Questions Prospects Ask Before Moving Forward

What is interior plantscaping?

Interior plantscaping is the professional design, specification, installation, and ongoing management of plants within a built environment. It includes plant selection, planter and vessel specification, placement, environmental assessment, installation detailing, and horticultural maintenance.

Does Trendy Gardener work with both businesses and homeowners?

Yes. Commercial and residential projects share the same design discipline, but they follow separate consultation, service, and maintenance paths because procurement, access, communication, and long-term care requirements differ.

Can you maintain an installation after it is completed?

Yes. Ongoing maintenance can be included for commercial plantscapes, living walls, architectural specimens, and qualifying residential installations. Programs are scoped according to plant count, system complexity, visit frequency, access, and replacement requirements.

Does Trendy Gardener offer orchid subscriptions or plant gifting for businesses?

Yes. Trendy Gardener offers orchid subscriptions for ongoing floral colour in offices, reception areas, and residential spaces, as well as curated plant gifting programs for corporate client appreciation, onboarding gifts, and special events.

Begin with the space.

Begin with the space, the operating conditions, and the standard the finished environment needs to achieve. Trendy Gardener will identify the right live, preserved, or hybrid solution and define the path from concept through long-term care.

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