by saffronsgarden | Sep 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants The Classic boxes included Microsorum musifolium (Crocodile Ferns). This has to be hands down my favorite fern. With neon leaves that have a crocodile-skin-like appearance and wispy upticks, it’s a definite eye-catcher. A few years ago these plants...
by saffronsgarden | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s small scale, but it’s worth it. I’m selling a few fresh leaf cuttings from my variegated monsteras. And there are two rooted plants too. The Basics: Basically. These plants are expensive. There are no two ways about it. If you’d like to read up...
by saffronsgarden | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants The Classic boxes included Calathea Freddie plants. This Brazilian plant has striking green foliage that’s detailed with alternating pinstripes. Most people shrink away when they hear ‘Calathea’. This is because Calathea is known to be a...
by saffronsgarden | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants The Classic boxes included Philodendron Florida plants. One of the reasons I love these plants so much is that they can grow really large and their leaf shape also changes drastically as they mature. I currently have one outside my kitchen door that has...
by saffronsgarden | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
I love the Plant Club community and am often thinking of ways that I can give back to them. When Variegated Monstera sales have happened in the past, our website has been overloaded with users – often over 500 people for 15 cuttings. This without a doubt can be...
by saffronsgarden | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants The Classic boxes included a beautiful Monstera Peru plant (Monstera karstenianum). This is the first batch of Monstera Peru plants to become available to the larger public in South Africa. These plants are extremely sought after and are a collector’s...
by saffronsgarden | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants The Classic boxes included Rhapidophora tetrasperma (Mini Monstera) plants. I absolutely LOVE these plants so much that I have 4 of them in my house. I think I paid R600 for my first one about 3 years ago, that’s how hard they were to find in South...
by saffronsgarden | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by saffronsgarden | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Plants 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...
by saffronsgarden | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
