“We’ve been doing this for three years and honestly, most of the issues we see are not contagious at all,” Dominguez says. Now, Put A Plant On It offers potting with DIY and full-service options, as well as a Houseplant Hospital.ĭue to concerns of diseases and pests spreading, Dominguez’s former employer wouldn’t allow customers to bring plants in, but she says Put A Plant On It hasn’t had any issues.
Most of the unique offerings came about by listening to what customers want.īefore opening her own store, Dominguez worked at a nursery where the two most common requests were for repotting services and plant diagnoses. Put A Plant On It, which got its start in August 2020, has found a niche by offering all kinds of services from houseplant sitting to disease diagnosis to interior plantscaping. Rooted Plant World sells hand-crafted plant stands made with non-toxic paints, stains and varnishes. “It has definitely increased and that helps with the brick-and-mortar since I can bring in other items,” says owner Tracy Root, who originally started her store online. The sales mix between plants and accessories has risen from about 75% plants/25% accessories to about half and half. “So it’s a challenge to come up with something that’s different.”Īt Rooted Plant World in London, Ontario, accessory sales have been on the rise since they opened a few years ago. “We are actually in a super dense area for houseplant stores,” says Johanna Dominguez says, owner of Put A Plant On It in Buffalo, New York, noting that there are eight shops near her that also sell strictly houseplants. To stand out from the crowd, many are stocking unique, local, plant accessories, botanical-themed gifts and more to keep customers coming back. With such high demand for houseplants over the past few years, new stores have been popping up to fill the need for indoor plants and supplies.
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