Some thoughts on Concrete Pots

We love the look of concrete pots, but there are some things to keep in mind when planting in them. Here’s a brief run-down of some things we’ve noticed:

1. If you are planting directly into a concrete pot with a raw (unpainted) surface, it will require you to water your plant more often. The concrete will suck out the moisture in the soil, much like terracotta. For some plants, like some succulents and cacti, this can be a good thing, but for other plants, not so much.

2. If you have a raw-concrete pot and want to plant in it, consider painting or waxing the inside, to seal it against the soil, so it doesn’t steal the moisture. Or, find a plastic pot of the same size and sit that inside the concrete pot. This will also create the necessary barrier and stop the concrete from drying out your soil so quickly.

Hope that helps!

Happy planting, people!

x

Little Plants Team

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What we love about Peace Lily Plants

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The humble and ever-loved peace-lily, or spathiphyllum, gives you a lot of reasons to like it.

With varieties ranging from small leafed to large, this beautiful houseplant will give back much more in green-leafed-love than the little water it takes to keep it.

These living gifts will survive in light conditions from fairly low light, to bright windows, and they will tolerate some neglect

What we like most however, is that unlike some other plants which might do what we call ‘random spontaneous death’, these spathiphyllums will let you know if they’re really really thirsty, letting their leaves sag a little if they are dry, giving you ample time to notice and remedy the situation well before it is anywhere near to death. An early-warning alarm for plants – totally awesome.

Our stock varies a little, but we usually try to have them in store. Pick up available from Parkwood on the Gold Coast, or we can deliver for you to most local areas.

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Plants in Pill Shaped Glass – They’re back!

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Yep, yes, aha – our cute little plants in pill-shaped glass are back in stock. Woohoo!

How do we get the plants in there? you ask.

Chopsticks.

Yes, chopsticks.

Hold onto those fine tools after you’ve finished your sushi folks, because they are the best thing you’ll find for maneuvering little plants into these tricky places. Or, just let us do it, it’s all cool.

More different plants in store, remember you can always phone if you’ve got a question.

See you

x

LP team

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New Fiddle Leaf Figs In Store!

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Our new shipment of fiddle-leaf figs is totally awesome – get one now!

They are 70cm+ and super lush like a rainforest understorey plant.

You can pick one out yourself, just pop in to our Parkwood shop. Or, we can deliver for you (on the Gold Coast, most areas), all done up ready for gifting.