Yay! New month, new plantshop. This month I'd like to introduce you to Plantwerp! Monday, May 24, rain or no rain I am going to visit a plant shop today! Soaked from the rain I walk into Plantwerp on the vrijdagmarkt . A super cozy store in the bustling heart of Antwerp. At a safe distance I meet the owner Gaëlle. Where does your passion of green come from? From home, I've always helped in the garden etc. Then in my adolescence the interest there is a little weakened, the interests were at that age a little different but once I started living together I really wanted some green in the house. To really furnish our own place. So for the housewarming I had asked to bring a plant, with the result that we soon had a larger number of plants in the house. And that's how it all started, I was missing a store like this here in the city center. Without flowers, the non-classical concept. Focusing more on aesthetics, purely on plants, more special houseplants and not on flowers or flowering plants. And so it happened,...
Do you offer anything else besides plants? I see a lot of nice pots and assocoires in the shop. Yes, in most stores you have the plants and pots separate, everyone in his department. But here everything is suggested in combination but everything is for sale separately. I bet very hard on all ceramic pots, nothing plastic, many handmade and also many Belgian. You can also find some assecoires, nutrition, grow kits, watering cans,.... Do you have a nice anecdote or story you want to share with us? Haha yes I was asked that question once, the very first time I had a monstera variegata in the shop, it was pretty big. I posted this on instagram and less than 5min later someone in her jogging pants came running to buy the plant. She immediately jumped out of her seat and ran here for the monstera, of course she was the first and had the plant. I find this a funny memory, that she herself hadn't bothered to get dressed and immediately came for the plant. Of course, the offer varies regularly, so I recommend
you take a look at the instagram to get up to date. More Plantwerp? Website: https://www.plantwerp.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantwerp/ Or just visit: Vrijdagmarkt 16, 2000 Antwerp Lovely anecdote and to the lady in the sweatpants, you rock! Sincere plant love! Thank you Gaëlle for the nice chat & if you're in Antwerp you really have to pass by the Vrijdagmarkt. This was already the fifth "shop of the month". I hope you liked it and stay tuned for a new shop next month! Did you like it? Leave a 👍 below & follow my plant adventures on Instagram!
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Maart 2022
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