Guys. As an average joe who just wanted to help my indoor tropical plants out a little bit during Winter, I have never been more bombarded with more confusing information in my life. Grow lights are a science. This blogpost is meant to give a very BASIC understanding and summary of what general information is … Continue reading All about Grow Lights
At a young age of around 5/6, I was in the garden watching my mom prune our very large Elephant’s Ear- she was hacking away at it and these huge discarded leaves had white crunchy looking stems. I’m not sure why she said it, but she did. “Don’t eat those leaves”. Perhaps her telling me … Continue reading Toxicity and Plants
Just because it’s winter it doesn’t mean that there are fewer plants around! Nope! We had some fantastic plants in this month’s boxes. And we really wanted to treat people to more than one plant. The brands included also stepped their game up and as per usual delivered some stunning high value items. The Plants: … Continue reading Plant Club: June 2021
Recently my inbox has been flooded with people talking about the Philodendron Florida Ghosts that were for sale at Woolworths for a mere R199. Most recently, one of these plants sold for R119 732 on a bid in New Zealand. And the predominant accompanying question regarding these plants from Woolies is the fact that there … Continue reading The Elusive Ghost
Ok so we know you’re plant mad right now. And there’s nothing more awesome than expressing your love for plants in what you wear. Something that I’ve been super into recently is botanical jewellery and I’ve found a whole host of amazing brands that are here to satisfy that need. These brands are dedicated to … Continue reading Botanical Jewellery
May is my favourite time of the year, the season just starts changing into something slightly colder but we still get so many bright sunny days. I feel like the boxes this month represented the happy-go-lucky sentiment of the month and they really came together nicely. The Plants: The Classic box included a Maidenhair Vine … Continue reading Plant Club: May 2021
I recently spoke to the absolute King of Strings, Morné from @urbanjunglecapetown, about how best to care for 'Strings of Things'. Included in this self-named category are String of Pearls, String of Beads, String of Bananas, String of Watermelons - basically any succulent with very thin stems and bulbous, water carrying leaves. Here on some … Continue reading How to care for ‘Strings of Things’
I had so many people reaching out to let me know how much they enjoyed the contents of this month's box. And I must say I made sure that I kept some goodies for myself - because that's how cool they are. So without further adue: The Plants Senecio radicans AKA String of Beads was … Continue reading Plant Club: March 2021
We love getting to know our Plant Club members and what makes them tick. It's a great way to really understand our community and to connect plant lovers with plant lovers. So it was to our great delight to get to know Charlize Otto and we took the opportunity to really delve into her plant … Continue reading Plant Club: Getting to know you
Plantae Orchids has got to be the number one grower and underestimated online plant shop in South Africa. I discovered Plantae about a year ago, and I've been a constant customer since then. Not only do they have amazing plants that are hard to find at your average nursery but the packaging and quality of … Continue reading Getting to know: Plantae Orchids
