plant sale for tkaronto/toronto folks only today i’m launching an online pop up shop on my website. there are a small collection of plants from @lostinplantopia + locally sourced plants + hand-painted pots available for purchase. pick up only in chinatown. click here for the shop. 20% of all proceeds will be donated to black creek community farm in…
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generally, it’s suggested that you repot your plants annually. the beginning of spring is a good time to repot your plants before their growth spurt, providing them with a more spacious home environment to grow. by repotting them you will also be giving them much needed nutrients to thrive. in their natural habitats plants have…
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i don’t know about you, but the arrival of spring is the main thing that is keeping me going lately. that & my houseplants aka my healing garden. the spring solstice & the return of longer days means my green babies have been waking up from hibernation. it makes me so happy catching a new…
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& just like that the spring/summer szn is over 😿 it also means that it’s time to bring the plants back inside for winter. i wasn’t looking forward to it this year – there were about 15 plants to repot and a lot to wash before bringing them inside. it’s so important to make time…
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i went through a period where i went around rescuing plants from shops. one of those rescues was a codiaeum plant, also known as croton, i named alfie (you can see him on ig @ #jmcodiaeumvariegatum). i loved the bright, fiery colours dancing on the deep shades of green. it also reminded me of visiting…
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ever since i germinated a ruby red grapefruit seed, i’ve enjoyed experimenting with other seeds that cross my path. so far, i’ve had success with avocado + jackfruit seeds. it’s pretty exciting waiting to see if a seed will root & sprout. the grapefruit seed was fairly easy. i just put a few seeds in…
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the past few months i’ve been creating my own pots. my bestie got me ceramics sessions for my birthday gift and it’s been so much fun to a) spend time with her & b) see my visions come to life. in addition to hand building and glazing, i’ve also been hand building pots at home…
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last month my sister came over and she mounted my staghorn fern. she suggested that we create a how to tutorial video. my sister’s a superstar! she produced and edited the video (i’m proud of her as i don’t have such skills lol). chris recorded it & i provided direction. i hope our short tutorial…
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whenever i travel, i am either hiking or visiting friends & family. if i’m real lucky, i get to do both. last march i went to visit my friend in jacó, costa rica. she is costa rican & it was my second time going down to see her while she was living there. at the…
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