Bermuda Dunes landscaping business, Eventscape, decks out BNP Paribas Open

Just outside the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Briana and Tizoc DeAztlan scurried across a plant-filled pavilion in a golf car checking out their handiwork.

Obviously, we want things to look great, but we want people to be safe, Briana, owner of Eventscape International, said Wednesday as fans streamed into the stadium. Yesterday was extremely windy, so safety was priority No. 1.

The husband-wife team eyed a nearly 30-foot-tall Queen Palm fitted with weights hidden inside a large white planter box.

Eventscape's employees must ensure trees brought in to liven up the BNP Paribas Open and other events don't blow over in wind gusts that over the past week reached nearly 50 mph.

For Bermuda Dunes-based Eventscape, it's an engineering task mastered over two decades.

The company uses all kinds of trees, flowers, shrubs and planter boxes to dress up sporting events, concerts, weddings and corporate functions.

Eventscape presents clients with a design layout illustrating what their rented plants will look like during a special event. The company then installs the plants and keeps them healthy throughout the event.

Steven Burt, Briana's father and head of Steven Burt & Associates, started Eventscape more than 20 years ago and eventually turned it over to her. Burt still offers the couple advice and weather alerts for upcoming events.

It's a specialized niche for Eventscape, but not so special that there aren't competitors such as San Diego Interior Foliage. These companies provide foliage under tight deadlines, and they're often asked to make last-minute changes to accommodate vendors and event participants.

Eventscape provided a greenhouse look to the Coachella Valley's top tennis tournament well before its name was changed to the BNP Paribas Open.

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