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***Saturday at Ecovillage *** I'll be at the Eco-

***Saturday at Ecovillage ***

I'll be at the Eco-village - in the main room, tomorrow (Saturday 16th) between about 10am- 3pm for all the plant chats. Pop in if you need help choosing the right plant for your space.

I'll be bringing a very few of these Hoya kerrii vines (yes, you read that right - actual vines!). These are pretty tricky to get hold of and I'd be smug but they're sadly not in the very best condition. However this means they are a REALLY GOOD price.

As usual there is loads happening at @ecovillageuk - pop in for your essentials from @refill.revolution and fruit & veg from @emmaofecofresh and of course amazing curries from @mistrykitchen. There are also a few new businesses in the main room, so you might find something interesting.

***JEWEL ORCHID*** I love these little plants, Lu

***JEWEL ORCHID***

I love these little plants, Ludisia discolor - they have deep burgundy leaves with pinstripe detailing and are as easy to look after as their orchid namesakes. There are a very few of these for the shelves at @ecovillageuk tomorrow, but I hope more will arrive next week.

I will be in the main room at @ecovillageuk tomorrow morning for all your planty questions. Lovely @dorte_kjaerulff is doing a free (*donations to Home Start) pumpkin photo session from 10am, so I'll be busy cooing over babies but I'm always easily distracted by jewel orchid chat.

***DAY TWO*** We are back at @greenrooms_market a

***DAY TWO***

We are back at @greenrooms_market at @fargovillagecov today (Sunday 10th) until 4pm. It's a green paradise with all sorts of plant sellers, including our @leafhouseplantfestival friends @soil.ninja and @the_crafty_planter and beautiful dried flowers from my neighbour @fleurandrebelle.

I'm planning my day around what I'm going to eat from @bibnoodlebar so catch me between noodle slurping for plant chats.

***GREEN ROOMS*** We are all set up and ready to

***GREEN ROOMS***

We are all set up and ready to go with an amazing selection of beautiful plants to make you happy.

We would love to see you if you are near @fargovillagecov.

***BEAUTIFUL PLANTS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY*** Today I'

***BEAUTIFUL PLANTS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY***

Today I've been having a chat with my plants and getting them ready for our first trip to @greenrooms_market. We will be at @fargovillagecov this weekend (Saturday 09th & Sunday 10th) with lots of planty friends.

We'll have loads of beautiful plants for you to take home to your jungles and are always happy to chat plants and give placement and care advice. Stop by and say hi.

I'm sorry but I cannot make it to the scheduled po

I'm sorry but I cannot make it to the scheduled pop-up tomorrow (Saturday 25/09) at @ecovillageuk.

I hope the reschedule for sometime soon but in the meantime if you have any urgent houseplant soil mix requirements please just message me - although, please be patient if it takes me a little time to reply.

There's still loads of beautiful plants and pots for you on the shelves at @ecovillageuk Market Harborough and lots happening there tomorrow for the end of Big Green Week, so pop along and check it out.

***PEAT-FREE HOUSEPLANT MIXES*** This Saturday (2

***PEAT-FREE HOUSEPLANT MIXES***

This Saturday (25/09) you will find us in the courtyard at @ecovillageuk Market Harborough. We'll still have all our beautiful plants and pots on the shelves in the main room and will be bringing back some of the cacti & succulents in the courtyard.

AND, in celebration of Big Green Week I'll be bringing all the ingredients to mix up bespoke peat free houseplant mixes. Different plants need different soils and I use the best quality components to achieve the perfect mix. Going peat free is one of the easiest changes we can make to protect the environment and with my special blends your plant friends will thank you. If you can bring a big enough tub to take the soil home it would really help!

***THIS WEEK*** It's all happening at @ecovillage

***THIS WEEK***

It's all happening at @ecovillageuk with lots of activities in collaboration with @sustainableharboroughcommunity for Big Green Week - pop over to their links for a full rundown.

We have plenty of beautiful plants to make you happy on the shelves in the main room and I will be in the main room on Thursday until 2pm if you need some help in deciding what plant is best for your space. You can always message me here if you need any advice.

On Saturday we are popping up in the courtyard @ecovillageuk Market Harborough and will be bringing peat free soil and mixes for those late summer repots. More later in the week on why being peat free is vital for the environment.

📸 Late night shot of my Monstera, John Carew, looking magnificent under artificial light.

***OUNDLE*** We're all set up and ready for you h

***OUNDLE***

We're all set up and ready for you here at @refill.revolution.oundle Oundle Wharf. Popping up today until about 2pm with loads of other businesses and looking forward to seeing you all

***OUNDLE*** I hope you're ready, because I'm bri

***OUNDLE***

I hope you're ready, because I'm bringing ALL THE PLANTS to our pop-up tomorrow - I'm not kidding, the car is packed to the roof with pretty much every plant currently in stock, including these intricate Calathea musica (sometimes called C.network).

We'll be at the Wharf between 10am - 2pm thanks to @refill.revolution.oundle. There's loads happening and you'll find us stuffing our faces with the delicious ban buns from our Eco-village mates @mistrykitchen, who will also be there with curries and snacks.

Don't forget that our @windowsillplants shelves are fully stocked at @ecovillageuk in Market Harborough, who also have loads going on tomorrow and all next week for Big Green Week.

I'm excited to be visiting somewhere new and meeting loads of new plant friends - see you all tomorrow!

Just a reminder that our beautiful plants and pots

Just a reminder that our beautiful plants and pots (and houseplant books) are available all week at @ecovillageuk, which is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm with late night opening until 8pm on Thursday. There's loads of sustainability minded businesses and you can grab a coffee or lunch from @hellotwooldgoats and have a browse.

This week I will be in the main room on Thursday morning from 9am to 2pm, so pop in then with all your planty questions or message me here. We're also due a MASSIVE restock on Thursday so it'll be a great time to take your pick of the finest houseplants before I divert some to my pop-up at @refill.revolution.oundle on Saturday.

***POP-UPS*** We're taking this plant-show on the

***POP-UPS***

We're taking this plant-show on the road over the next few months and although you can still find a big selection on the shelves at eco-village, Market Harborough, we want to spread some plant love a bit wider.

Next Saturday - 18th September, we will be popping up at the Wharf in Oundle, helping our friends at @refill.revolution.oundle launch Big Green Week. We will be bringing loads of beautiful plants to make you happy. There are a bunch of sustainable businesses and activities happening and with @feedme_uk and @mistrykitchen also there the people of Oundle are in for a treat.

TODAY (Saturday 11th) I'll be in the main room at the eco-village for all the plant chat.

*Pictured: happy me knowing I'll be getting cake & curry.

***CHANGE*** We've had a bit of a move around at

***CHANGE***

We've had a bit of a move around at @ecovillageuk and are now focussed on the plant shelves, but don't worry we will still have a massive range of plants, pots, books and @shell_on_earth. We have given up the sunny window for a coffee drinking table but will be bringing cacti and succulents to regular pop-ups.

I won't be at @ecovillageuk quite as much but am available here to answer any care questions or make plant suggestions - just message me. I will be at the Eco-village on Saturday 11th between 10.30am - 2pm, so pop in to say hi and let's find you a new plant friend.

***POP-UPS***
We are scheduled to pop-up at the Wharf in Oundle on Saturday 18/09 with our friends @refill.revolution.oundle, @feedme_uk and @mistrykitchen. Saturday 25/09 will be our first @ecovillageuk courtyard pop-up. More on these soon.

Have you seen these stunning Calathea Ornata (Pins

Have you seen these stunning Calathea Ornata (Pinstripe Calathea) that we have in the shop at the moment? They have a thicker, more waxy leaf than some other Calathea but their care is fairly standard - good, indirect light; more damp than dry soil and lots of humidity. Often it takes a bit of experimentation to get the balance right but when they're happy they are glorious!

We are open at @ecovillageuk today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 4pm. Pop in for plant chat and maybe take one if these beautiful plants home.

**Finding the perfect combo** Sometimes things ju

**Finding the perfect combo**

Sometimes things just fall into place - like putting this amazing Alocasia "Black Velvet" with this pinky pot.

We're open from 9am to 4pm today at @ecovillageuk; there's loads for you to discover here so pop in and have a browse and take home your own perfect combination.

We had a small delivery of pots from @ivylinegb ea

We had a small delivery of pots from @ivylinegb earlier this week and have a veritable rainbow of colours for you.

I recommend that you keep your plants in a plastic nursery pot and pop that in an outer cache pot. If you pot directly into a fancy ceramic pot you create all sort of drainage issues, but the inner- outer pot system lets you drain away excess water. This does however tend to result in excess pots or excess plants situations, but we can help with that!

We're open today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 4pm for beautiful plants & beautiful pots with all our @ecovillageuk friends.

Look at this adorable love heart combo. They're Ho

Look at this adorable love heart combo. They're Hoya kerrii cuttings - you treat it like a succulent, plenty of good light, not much water, but don't have too high expectations for these to grow into a full plant.

We're open until 8pm tonight and I'm here all day for plant chats. Except for the period when I'll be shoving delicious @the.wood.oven.leicester pizza into my face.

We've just had delivery of this unusual Saxifraga

We've just had delivery of this unusual Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry begonia); I've been looking at these for a while but this is the first time I've had them in stock. These are apparently super easy so great for new plant keepers but interesting enough for something different to add to your collection.

You know the drill: we are open at @ecovillageuk in Thursdays until 8pm and then Friday and Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

We finally got around to ordering more @shell_on_e

We finally got around to ordering more @shell_on_earth, who delivered in the time it took for me to settle on a name for my magnificent Monstera (John Carew, as you asked).

We now have both the mini and standard sized bags for you to stir into your cactus mix or sprinkle on top of your most precious plants. There's no end of uses for this fabulous product, a by-product of the whelk industry which would otherwise go into landfill, from one of my favourite suppliers.

We are open at @ecovillageuk today (Thursday) until 8pm and I'll be here until 2pm and then from 5-7pm to chat plants, shells and pizza. If you can't make it today we are open Friday and Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

***Variagation*** I'm not sure how I feel about t

***Variagation***

I'm not sure how I feel about the mania in some parts of the houseplant community for variagated this and variagated that, particularly the associated sky high prices for variagated plants. This weekend I'm pleased to enjoy the stunning leaf patterns on these Epipremnum pinnatum (Marble Queen pothos) - they're super easy to look after, fast growing and quite gorgeous.

There's loads happening at @ecovillageuk today; we're open 9am to 4pm, so maybe pop by and check out the village and we can talk about plants.

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