Our Blog

You guys! We are thrilled to announce that Plant Gather has been selected as Runner-Up in the Canada Post Tales of Triumph Contest! The competition was fierce having been selected as finalist alongside other really amazing small businesses in our category of Breakthrough Marketing.  Check out the video Canada Post published about Plant Gather: One thing is for sure, we couldn't have done it without our incredible Brand Ambassadors and this community. Thank you for all your support as we continue to grow together. You are our people! ❤️   If you'd like to know more about the contest, click here. Check out the other Canadian small businesses who were finalists in the category of Breakthrough Marketing: Winner:  Watergirl Quilt Co. Finalists: Prairie Soap Shack Tessaramics Off2Class  

Hello, it's mail. I was traveling in boxes and sometimes like a snail Aloe from the mountainside I've ordered plants a thousand times From cactus to hoyas and even anthuriums But sometimes with shipping they need extra love  The light at the end of the travel When you order plants online there is always a chance that your plant isn't going to make it to you in the same shape that it left the building. There can be alot of factors that come in to play here but the main goal at the end of the day is to pamper your new baby so that it can bounce back within a few days and show you some love. Sometimes they will come bare root wrapped in moss and the roots will look dry or the leaves will look limp, but with some love they will come back it's all normal in the plant shipping world. Who likes short trips? We like short trips! Ideally your plants will arrive to you within a couple of days so the recoup time will be fast. Sometimes they can get delayed or misplaced along the way but if they do don't fear. Most of the time they end up coming right back even if they don't look like they will. Just as an example, I recently had an order of plants take an extra few days in the mail and since it had imports in it some of the plants were a little sadder than the others, but in a few days to a week they will perk back up and be ready for summer with only 1 possible casualty Mona the Dampire Sometimes you will get a plant and it will still be in its nursery pot in its original potting medium. There can be cases where you will get your plant in and unpack it and it will be super soggy, this is usually due to them wanting to make sure that if it gets stuck in shipping it still has some resource for water but at times they can over do it. Usually if its not too wet putting it up in a warm sunny window will dry it out pretty fast. If it is soppy and dripping wet it would be a good idea to give it a quick repot with some dryer dirt just to be safe.  Mist mist mist mist mist mist mist, Everybody! A lot of the time when you get plant mail they will be bare root wrapped in moss and paper and you will need to pot them up. This is for a couple of reasons but the main being it saves you a lot of money on shipping costs. When I get my plant mail in I like to automatically put them into my high humidity case, this is just an old school glass sales case that i found for free on marketplace and a friend made shelves to put in it and it has been my high humidity area ever since because my plant mail seems to recover the best inside of it since it has the highest humidity in my house. I have attached some photos of my plant order that came in a couple days late with my droopy alocasia plants (above) and than a couple of updated photos of the same plants about a week later (below) after being stuck in my humidity case for a week-10 days. They have new leaves about to open and they came back within a couple of days of being droopy. I lost 2 leaves on each plant from shipping stress but they both have 1 about to open and popped back up after some water and misting.As you can see my Alocasia Hilo and my Alocasia cuprea perked back up nicely. Once you get your plants some water and humidity they will love you and start to come back pretty much right away. The key for me is always humidity, almost always!! Plants that get humidity treatment after shipping are usually the happiest to bounce back the quickest. If i was stuck in a box with 24 hours of darkness for however long it took me to get to you i would want you to spray me in the face too! Don't be scared if they don't look 100% when you receive them. They will reward you with new foliage in no time, they just need a few days to feel better, so don't give up hope!     Thanks for reading our blogemail blog requests in to--   blog@plantgather.comFor unboxing videos, cute plant pics, restock alerts and 10% off your orders follow my instagram Candice Cameron (@acandyabroad) • Instagram

You make plants shiny, when they are grey! You really start to notice how dusty your house can get once you get a bunch of plants. For some reason, they just looooove to collect all the little dust bunnies and whatever hairs you have floating around in your house. I notice mine can get really dusty after I sweep, especially if I have any of my fans on. I wanted to try something natural so I thought the neem oil leaf shine was a good one to give a shot. I recently went away for 10 days to deal with some family stuff and surprise them and when i got home i took one look at my monstera and went YOU DUSTY! So, I figured that she would be a good example to use the neem oil leaf shine on. I couldn't tell if she was dull from being dusty or if it was because i needed to fertilize or water. It was definitely just needing to be shined because as you can see below how much happier and shinier the plant looks just from a bit of love. You'll never know neem, how much plants love you  It's super easy to use too! You just spray on your leaves, and than wipe them off with a soft cloth or a blue paper towel. A bonus of our neem oil leaf shine is that it not only helps to shine your leaves but it also repels pests so you won't have to worry. I've heard of many recipes and old wives tales about putting mayo or old milk on your plants and i think i would rather just stick to this since it doesn't freak me out.   Dust, don't take that leaf shine away  Why not pop by the store and get one for yourself, you wont regret it -- (1) Organic Neem Oil Leaf Shine & Pest Repellent 8 oz - Plant Gather   Thanks for reading our blog! Email your blog requests in to blog@plantgather.comFor unboxing videos, follow my instagram Candice Cameron (@acandyabroad) • Instagram

These types of plants are similar to succulents when it comes to a watering schedule. They only want to be watered when the soil has dried out, so make sure to feel the soil before you water to ensure that it has already dried, as sometimes it can look like it has dried out but might not be ready yet.

Syngonium Albos are beautiful! I have over 170 plants and this girl right here is in my top 10. The variegation in these plants is unreal, and she just blessed me with my first half moon leaf recently!

Go Planet, it's your earth day,We gonna reduce carbon like it's your worth day,We shipping out plants like its your birthday,And now you know we care about mother earth, yay!

Hi, I'm Candy & I'm a crazy plant lady!

After your successful water propagation, enjoy your new plant babies and watch them grow for years to come or give your successful propagations to another plant lover in your life. 

Have you noticed your rubber plant's leaves starting close up? With the colder weather comes drier air.