“Turn black thumbs into green thumbs” is the philosophy of new Brisbane based boutique nursery, All the Green Things. The vision behind All The Green Things began with Brisbane mums Andrea Davine and Belinda Rigg, who met online and bonded over a shared love of all things botanical. “We just met through Instagram last year. Belinda says Instagram is like Tinder for plant people, and I agree,” Andrea reminisced. “There’s just so many plant people out there. From backyard home people posting photos of their plants, to nurseries and plant shops all over the world.” Through All the Green Things, Andrea and Belinda hope “to inspire people; to educate people on caring for their plants.”
They plan to host workshops, guiding wannabe planters through caring for house plants, and matching customers’ lighting requirements with appropriate plants. All The Green Things also aims to stay at the forefront of botanical trends within the plant community. The store’s use of additional indoor lighting to promote plant health was inspired by Andrea’s recent trip to Japan. They will also stock on-trend plants like the Swiss cheese plant, which Andrea says can be difficult to find elsewhere at an affordable price and in smaller sizes. The store’s shared courtyard space with neighboring business, Sol Breads will be used as a kid friendly vege garden.
The idea was inspired by how a vege patch at Andrea’s daughter’s primary school has helped the students engage with healthy eating and environmental science. Andrea and Belinda are adamant about sticking local, stocking ceramicists like Nic Freeman Ceramics, ceramics by Myan (@Myanmade), planters by Rocket and Rose Homewares (@rocketandrosehomewares), and plants from growers within their network. They are in no way short of ideas for their store. Inside, you will find a succulent tower they designed themselves, and they plan to venture into plant fittings for restaurants, and stocking circular vertical gardens.
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