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 the gradual shift towards summer, I felt that … Continue reading Plant Club: November 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 subscription box was … Continue reading Plant Club: October 2020
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 each other to get to … Continue reading Getting to know: Brittany Miller
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 decided to … Continue reading Plant Club: August 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 pouring outside it wasn't easy. But … Continue reading Plant Club: July 2020
One of the premises of Plant Club is that you don't know what you're getting and it's supposed to be a happy surprise when you open your package. That build up of excitement and anticipation can all be lost in this day in age as people receiving their packages at varying times post to social … Continue reading Plant Club: Keeping a secret during the time of Social Media.
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 reached out to three very passionate plant … Continue reading Plant Club: Meet the Advisors
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 I've been thinking that it … Continue reading Plant Club: Building our Community
If you know me, you know that I hold the South African plant community dear to my heart. I really learnt about the power of community when I joined Instagram in 2016 with my plant handle, @saffronsgarden. And at first, I connected with loads of international people, and I was super jealous of what amazing … Continue reading #FollowFriday: Indoor Plants
The Plant: Calathea zebrina Man oh man this was one exciting month! I heard from a grower that a new batch of Calathea zebrina had come in and I immediately knew that this had to be the plant for June's plant club! I absolutely love Calathea, and I even did a video of a … Continue reading Plant Club: June 2020
