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The Elusive Ghost
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...
Botanical Jewellery
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...
Plant Club: May 2021
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...
How to care for ‘Strings of Things’
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...
Plant Club: March 2021
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...
Plant Club: Getting to know you
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...
Buying plants in 2021
Since the arrival of Covid-19, millions of people around the world quickly discovered the joy of purchasing a plant. Some started with a Peace Lily, only to find that 3-6 months later they were struggling to find window space and had to instead dedicate whole rooms to...
Getting to know: Plantae Orchids
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...
Plant Club: February 2021
Ahhh, the month of love is upon us. Even if you're not spending that time with a person, you know that your plants could do with some canoodling right? And I promise they'll love you back! With that in mind. We went all out with red. The plants The Classic box had a...
Plant Club: Our First Birthday
Who would’ve guessed that sitting at my desk and thinking about a way to connect with the plant community would have lead to this: A Plant Club that has 150 members, that has sent over 1000 boxes out to more than 44 cities and towns across South Africa? I definitely...









