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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.

It might be a bit rainy outside but we're bringing

It might be a bit rainy outside but we're bringing the sunshine in with our selection of desert cacti. We've got big cactus, small cactus, cowboy cactus and loads of succulents too.

We're rediscovering the main room at @ecovillageuk as a fab place to sit and enjoy coffee & cake from @hellotwooldgoats or some of Alison's amazing Goat lunch. At the moment I'm making everyone listen to the Olympics, but it's a chilled atmosphere and gives you the chance to notice some of the other businesses and products in here.

The whole @ecovillageuk is open today (Friday) until 4pm and Saturday from 8am to 4pm - that's @windowsillplants and all our friends in the main room, @refill.revolution, @hellotwooldgoats, Emma with organic vegetables and fruits in Eco-fresh and all the fun if the courtyard (ice-cream and cider tomorrow!).

***MORE GROWTH*** The new shoots on this Epiphyll

***MORE GROWTH***

The new shoots on this Epiphyllum anguliger (fishbone cactus) are bright lime green and round - totally different from the dark green flat leaves with their characteristic zigzag shape of the mature plant.

We have so many beautiful plants for you to enjoy and are open at @ecovillageuk on Thursday until 8pm and then Friday and Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

I'm away from the plant shelves for much of the next few days and can't guarantee the quality of plant advice you might get from @theconscioussewist, who's bossing the main room on Saturday, but I can guarantee a warm welcome and happy, safe shopping experience.

***NEW GROWTH*** It's the best feeling when you s

***NEW GROWTH***

It's the best feeling when you suddenly discover new growth amongst the foliage. I always have a check over of the plants on Tuesday and was delighted to see these shoots on the ZZ (Zamioculcas zamifolia) "Raven". The shoots start of fresh green but once they unfurl they'll start to darken to gorgeous goth black.

I also have some of the usual emerald green ZZ plants "Lucky", which are perfect for adding glossy green foliage without drama.

We are open at @ecovillageuk Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm with late night Thursday until 8pm. I'm only in today (all day) and Thursday & Friday mornings for plant advice or message me.

***BIG PLANT ENERGY*** We've got some spectacular

***BIG PLANT ENERGY***

We've got some spectacular big plants in stock - including some gorgeous Monstera (Swiss cheese plants), Calathea & Ficus Lyrata (fiddle leaf fig).

I always buy for quality and value, but with an additional 20% off ALL plants today (Saturday 24/07) it feels like the day to take the plunge and get yourself a new plant friend.

We are open until 4pm at @ecovillageuk.

*Offer applies to all plants - big & small. No minimum spend.
**Offer does not apply to pots or other accessories.
***Offer end at 4pm on 24/07/21. Sorry, I cannot reserve plants at the discounted price.

***FLASH SALE*** We are open today & tomorrow (Fr

***FLASH SALE***

We are open today & tomorrow (Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th) all day at @ecovillageuk and as a special treat for you it's 20% off all plants.

We've got some really lovely BIG plants in stock and this might be the push you need to take a special new friend (or two) home with you.

It looks like a busy day at @ecovillageuk on Saturday, with food from @hellotwooldgoats, @roseandrelish popping up with their amazing pickles and jams, busking in the courtyard, a plant and produce sale from the community garden and all the usual suspects in the main rooms.

*This offer applies to plants only (not pots or books or other accessories) and will run until 4pm on Saturday 24/07.

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