Did you know that Etsy is a great place to buy plants? I did not know that until recently. I was shopping for succulents and saw so many good reviews on many Etsy plant shops that I decided to give it a try. I received my order from QueenofSucculents this week and was thrilled.
I was having a long-distance chat with my grandson recently. I was telling him what I was going to try to winter-sow outside. And vegetables that I wanted to try to grow this year. I listed onions, spinach, lettuce, and so on. He asked if he could make a suggestion. Of course I said yes. I thought he'd tell me about his favorite vegetable. Instead, he listed several interesting and rare succulents.
FUN! Many years ago, I lived where hens and chicks (plants) grew outside. And believe it or not, some sort of cactus grew outside in Indiana. I've also enjoyed growing Aloe Vera and Christmas Cactus indoors off and on over the years. But I haven't had any of those plants for quite awhile.
One of the "rare" or "interesting" plants he listed was a Haworthia Obtusa. I'd never heard of that particular plant so I looked it up. Wow! It was interesting.
With our conversation, I had an urge to have some succulent plants again. And how much better if I could find some Haworthia Obtusa's to grow. I did buy some succulents at a semi-local garden center and nursery.
Succulent Shopping on Etsy
There are so many varieties of Succulents on Etsy. Many types, colors, and prices. There are many shops with great customer ratings and customer photos of the plants they purchased. The difficult thing about choosing a succulent shop was narrowing it down to just one shop for my first order.
I narrowed it down to QueenofSucculents. I was still hesitant. I expected that it was unlikely that my plants received would be the plants in the shop photos. But they were! I received exactly what I was looking at when I ordered.
My plants were packed in a way that kept them safe; a combination of peanuts, paper, and what looked like the stuffing used for stuffed animals.
I also received a teeny-tiny free gift - the cutest little succulent plant ever. Along with a Smart Plant Care card and a thank you/general care card.
What a fabulous recommendation! Our son has always loved cacti too and surprisingly enough, our daughter sent one from Etsy to her dad for his birthday last year. He loved it and what a very unique gift! He keeps it right next to his computer. You have reminded me that I had the most spectacular aloe vera plant many years ago and a lovely Christmas cactus last Christmas. They are rather enchanting and easy care if I don't over-water them (which I tend to do)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find. Thanks for the recommendation
ReplyDeleteKnowing that Etsy began as a "Place for all things handmade", you wouldn't think of it as a place to buy plants. So how fabulous is this! In fact, I have been wanting to buy a Spider Plant for a house plant for a couple years since moving to the Midwest and have not been able to find one in any local nursery. Who would have thought that Etsy would be the plant source for me. Thanks so much for letting me know about this through your succulent plant review, Dawn Rae.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific and unexpected recommendation, Dawn Rae! I would never have thought of Etsy as a good source for succulents.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this review I had not thought of Etsy as being a source for cacti and succulents. I love houseplants and this is a great recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI've never thought of buying plants on Etsy - sounds like good quality plants as well - I love succulents too - I don't know how I manage to not be able to get cacti to survive - I've sent several to their end lol. All other plants I'm ok with, go figure!
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