News &c
Nutrient rich ๐ฌ๐ง Kaylee Ellen of The Rare Plant Shop has launched her new plant food... it's called Nurturesystem No.1 PowerGrow and the packaging makes it look like a fancy shampoo, which I think is the idea. It's designed for aroids: let me know if you've tried it.
Job offers ๐ฌ๐ง Hutch Houseplants in Exeter are looking for part time staff. Apply here. Meanwhile N1 Garden Centre in London is looking for an assistant manager - details here.
Stateside job ๐บ๐ธ @cheydplantlady in Seattle is looking to hire a part time assistant to help packing orders and other jobs around the greenhouse. Details here.
Dean deal ๐ฌ๐ง Dean's Indoor Jungle in York is holding a houseplant festival from October 2 to 8 with a discount on all houseplants, special offers onouseplant accessories and a charity prize grid to win a voucher. Details here.
Going wilds ๐ฌ๐ง There's also a houseplant fair happening in St Albans, Herts on September 30. Wilds Houseplant Fair is on 10am-4pm and includes a plant swap, plant sales and workshops.
Leaf out ๐บ๐ธ Plant shop Thyme and Place in Salt Lake City, Utah in is closing its doors for good on October 22 after seven years in operation. The business is up for sale.
Book leaves ๐บ๐ธ Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton have turned the pandemic-era performance of classical music to an opera house full of houseplants into a children's book called The Enchanted Symphony. Worth listening to this NPR report on it just to hear Andrews' glorious voice.
Easy, ZZ ๐บ๐ธ I just stumbled across this new ZZ plant cultivar 'Chameleon' from Costa Farms. The new foliage grows in very pale green/yellow, then matures to deep green. I hate it. You can see the patent here. I did learn a new word -= 'metachromatic' which refers to leaves that change colour as they mature.
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