We are already halfway through the month of March, so time for me to introduce a new Belgian shop to you. This time it is really literally a new store! Namely Colombian Boho. In early January, I made a day trip to Ghent where I visited a few fine plant stores. The pandemic and the accompanying lockdown(s) have woken us up to the importance of shopping local. That's why I came up with the idea of introducing you to a nice shop every month and to challenge myself to visit some new shops (apart from my regular addresses).
Because of corona I lost my job and started a store here, I knew the building was free. One thing led to another and the store opened in July. The large pots were sold out almost immediately. Where does your passion for green come from? I had a lot of plants at home to start with, I have no professional training in plants or anything, I mainly taught myself. I was doing it as a hobby and now that I have a plant store I know a lot more. I know the care for all the plants I sell. I'm not a botanist, so sometimes people come and ask; do you have that or that and I think; eeeuhmmm. But that's how we learn, I also write all those name cards with the plants themselves so I do learn a lot. Why is Colombian Boho just such a fun store? The pots make it unique, and make the store stand out. The whole store is the Colombian terracotta pot. The large pots where sold out quickly, so I then have to find something else. I then had serax pots for a while, they are nice, but you can also buy them a street away at the competition, so it was then. And they're not so special anymore within our concept of terracotta pots, the soul of the store was kind of gone. These pots, our pots, you really don't find anywhere else. I import them myself and that is what makes them unique. Which is also necessary. very relatableThank you very much Louis for the nice conversation and I can only recommend you to walk into the store if you are in the neighborhood. Super nice to have seen it, a very pleasant appearance and you can even have a coffee there. I bet you won't walk out empty handed! As I get to know more and more shops and their stories I notice that quite a few share the same starting story, starting from their own hobby and/or plant collection at home. But also the learning process sounds very familiar to me. I may not have a shop but Instagram does the same for me. I started the account on the advice of my boyfriend, to get to know people with the same hobby and as the proud plant mother that I am, to be able to share pictures of my plants. Hihi :) More and more I get questions about how to care for a certain plant, and not always do I know the answer. But I do go looking for an answer, online, in books, I ask advice from others.... Which leads me not only to answer the question but also to learn continuously, and nothing better than that. So don't hesitate to ask your question. More Colombian boho? To read more about the origin of the pots and their way to Belgium, you should definitely read on here: https://www.colombianboho.com/our-story You can shop for pots here: https://www.colombianboho.com/MINI-POTS Or physically in the store: Steendam 76, 9000 Ghent, Belgium When is the store open? Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 Monday and Tuesday closed We are completely cashless. We accept all payment cards and electronic ecocheques. We only accept electronic ecocheques, no paper. We accept Sodexo, Edenred and Monizze cards. And I believe I heard recently that the pots are now also available at Robberechts in Wolvertem, so if Ghent is a bit too far away you can also go there to have a look. Did you like it? Please leave a 👍 below & follow my plant adventures on Instagram!
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AuthorCrazy plant lady who likes to inspire others! Everything I write here comes from my own experience, knowledge that I gained by reading books and on the internet. If I would literally copy someone's info, I would do my best to link it of course! Do you spot typos or do you have other concerns, let me know! Have fun reading! I've only just started writing English blogs since January 2021, that's why there are many Dutch blogs and not so many English ones.
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Maart 2022
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