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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my balcony was my paradise over the summer. i spent most of it working on revisions & as a space to relax and unwind. please see #jmbalconyshelves on ig for how this area has changed over the summer szn. notes for s/s 2019: bigger containers for tomato plants 🍅 we were given seedlings at the local…
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at one point or another all of us will deal with a pest or two, maybe three or a whole fam lol in the beginning, i brought home rescue plants and wouldn’t check them (big no, no!) sadly, this resulted in a couple plants dying due to mealy bugs. i’ve managed to save a couple…
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colocasia esculenta ‘mojito,’ aka elephant’s ear or taro, is an edible plant that is a natural mutation of the ‘midnight’ cultivar (strode, 2007). it reminds me of my childhood as we ate quite a bit of taro at home. the foliage on mojito is one of my faves – the variegation looks like it’s been…
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as a rule of thumb, try to mimic your plant’s natural habitat. here are some tips on humidity & temperature. i conclude with a bit on the importance of air circulation for your plants. humidity in general, a relative humidity of 40% is required. however, some plants require high humidity similar to the rainforest &…
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