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Indoor Plants in Winter

Indoor Plants in Winter

Plant parents all over the world dread winter. Just a few months ago your plants were pushing out new growth and now they are droopy, losing leaves, or have stunted growth. There are however some ways in which you can help your plants weather the storm and even do...

Plant Club: March 2022

Plant Club: March 2022

 The Classic boxes included Philodendron Birkin plants. These are one of my favourite plants and a few years ago you would have been unable to find them in South Africa. We're super lucky they have recently become more available. The fascinating thing about these guys...

Terracotta vs Plastic

Terracotta vs Plastic

Ok so here is where you level up in the plant game- because who would have thought it mattered what type of vessel you plant your plant in, right? Well, I’ve found out the hard way: it matters a lot. And no unfortunately this isn’t going to be an easy answer blog post...

Growing in sphagnum – is it worth it?

Growing in sphagnum – is it worth it?

Using pure sphagnum moss as a growing medium is becoming increasingly popular so let's see if it's worth the hype. For starters, it is significantly more sustainable than peat moss so that's a massive win. Peat moss is the dead plant material harvested from the...

The Green Planet and why you should watch it

The Green Planet and why you should watch it

Ok, so, we're about midway through watching The Green Planet, and if you haven't started watching it, I highly recommend it. Why? Well for starters: David Attenborough, Duh: The king of narrators has to be one of the biggest sells for getting stuck into any...

Plant Club: February 2022

Plant Club: February 2022

It’s the month of love, and what do we love more than anything? PLANTS! This month’s box went out only two weeks after the January box went out - so it was a bit of a traffic jam in getting everything prepared (as is everything this time of the year) - BUT we had so...

Plant Club: January 2022

Hello New Year! After a nice long break it was back to the happiest grind - finding plants and packing boxes. For January the theme was 'Haworthia'. In South Africa, various African cultures believe that certain Haworthia species have cleansing properties and will...

Plant Club: December 2021

Plant Club: December 2021

I love this time of the year, the world slowly starts heating up and all the festivities start rolling in. So I always want to end the year with a bigger plant than usual to celebrate. The Plants Philodendron Selloum (or Tree Philodendron) is what it’s all about!...

Rooting a Variegated Monstera

Rooting a Variegated Monstera

Since we’ve been selling quite a few cuttings of these gems recently, I thought it was finally time to properly pen a guide to transforming these into plants from my personal experience. The most important thing that you need to consider when looking at rooting these...

Plant Club: November 2021

Plant Club: November 2021

November was fantastic! If not for any other reason than the fact that we welcomed a new addition to our team and family - Baby August. He’s a cutie. We also spruced up our space in our warehouse, and may at some point have a little retail space set up on the odd...