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Plant Club: January 2021
Wow! It feels weird typing in 2021. But here we are for better or worse! My main objective for the month of January was to give Plant Club subscribers something fresh, exciting and meaningful to start the new year with. The plants Did you know that Calatheas can...
About Variegated Monstera Deliciosa
The Monstera Deliciosa Albo Variegata has to be the most popular plant at the moment. And unfortunately it is crazy expensive. So let's delve into this. Why are they so expensive? If you do buy one what should you look out for? And if you're in South Africa where to...
Plant Club: November 2020
As someone who loves the thrill of surprises, I get twice the delight in selecting the perfect plant each month for your surprise box and, for pairing the plant up with quality products… This month's box was no exception. THE PLANTS With the days getting longer and...
Plant Club: October 2020
This month's box was so much fun to put together. I decided to focus on the classics and something that every new plant parent would need. I also partnered with some amazing brands that I'm so happy were able to be part of the box. THE PLANTS The plant for the classic...
Getting to know: Brittany Miller
So I've known about Brittany in the Cape Town plant scene for a while now- she's the founder and owner of mamma's plants. And we even did a collab for one of the first subscriptions of Saffron's Garden Plant Club. We recently decided to do an in depth plant-intro with...
Plant Club: August 2020
I know I say this about every month. But man oh man what a great one! This month we focused on fine tuning a few things to improve our boxes, for one - the packaging! We sent out a survey at the beginning of the month and then after receiving some great responses...
Plant Club: July 2020
This was an amazing month! We hit a record with 50 members and rolled out the Collector's Edition, where members could subscribe to a package that included a rare plant. It took myself and McDonald two whole days to pack the boxes in our garage and with the rain...
Plant Club: Keeping a secret during the time of Social Media.
One of the greatest things about Plant Club is that the contents are a mystery right up until you rip open that box. Unfortunately, not everyone receives their boxes at the same time - since the boxes go out on the first Monday of every month, some people receive...
Plant Club: Meet the Advisors
The downside (yes there is a downside) to having plants, is that they often don't stay the picture perfect plants that they were when we got them. The upside (because silver linings) is that there is always something new to learn. Enter the Plant Club advisory team. I...
Plant Club: Building our Community
One thing I wanted to achieve when I started Plant Club, was to build a strong sense of community between and for plant lovers. Yes, so far Plant Club has been able to achieve this in the shared experience of the opening of a surprise plant package each month. But...








